Colors of the wind
Subtitle: the story of blind artist and champion runner George Mendoza
By: by J.L. Powers ; paintings by George Mendoza ; drawings by Hayley Morgan-Sanders
Contributors: Mendoza, George, 1955- illustrator; Morgan-Sanders, Hayley, illustrator; Mendoza, George, 1955-
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Purple House Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781930900738
Subjects: Blind artists; Juvenile literature; Blind athletes; Biography
Description: George started going blind at age 15 from a degenerative eye disease. George lost his central vision and started seeing things that weren't there--eyes floating in the air, extraordinary colors, objects multiplied and reflected back. He triumphed over his blindness by setting the world record in the mile for blind runners, competing in the Olympics for the Disabled, and becoming a full time painter.