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What is it like to be blind?

"Follows the everyday lives of several blind school children, describing how they use Braille to read, how they use their other senses to navigate their environment, what they do for fun, and how being blind does not stop them from pursuing their dreams"- P rovided by publisher.

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Main Author: Kent, Deborah
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Elementary, c2012.
Series:Overcoming barriers
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Blind children > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:"Follows the everyday lives of several blind school children, describing how they use Braille to read, how they use their other senses to navigate their environment, what they do for fun, and how being blind does not stop them from pursuing their dreams"- P rovided by publisher.
Physical Description:48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
ISBN:9780766037687
0766037681
9781464401534
1464401535
Author Notes:Deborah Kent grew up in Little Falls, New Jersey, where she was the first blind student to attend the public school. She drew upon her experiences as a mainstreamed blind student when she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. Ms. Kent has written more than twenty novels and numerous nonfiction books for children and teens. Ms. Kent also edits the quarterly magazine Future Reflections, which is written for parents and teachers of blind children.

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