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Tanca els ulls
by Victoria Perez Escriva
Age Range: 6-8
Tanca els ulls was included in the ‘Reading the Way’: Inclusive Books from Around the World Research. The book is not available in English but is referred to as Close Your Eyes throughout the RtW Research. (Full report in the Education Zone of this website)
Two siblings describe the world in entirely different ways. One uses logic to explain exactly what he sees to his brother, who is blind. His brother, in turn, uses his senses to describe the same things, offering a whole new perspective on each item.
"I try and tell my brother, but he always argues with me,” says the narrator as he tries to explain the things he sees. "A tree is a very high plant and it is full of leaves" he tells his brother, only to receive the reply: "a tree is a long stick that comes out of the ground and sings".
In this ingenious book, the world is described by a sighted and a non-sighted child. OIW liked its innovative way of illustrating the two very different perspectives of the same objects. The lyrical text combined with bold illustrations in predominantly yellow and black with the occasional blue and pink, help to accentuate the message. The sighted brother always believes that his description of each item is the correct one and it is up to their mother to point out that perhaps they are both right, telling him to "just close your eyes".






























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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