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The Black Book of Colours

Menena Cottin author Rosana Faría illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:1st Mar '10

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The Black Book of Colours cover

An award-winning, unforgettable black book about colour, which shows you how to "see" without your eyes.

It can be hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. But in this breathtaking, ground-breaking and award-winning colour book, Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria try to convey the experience of a person who can see only through their sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing. With gorgeous textured art on black paper, accompanied by a beautifully written text translated into braille, this powerful book breaks down barriers and gives young readers the ability to experience the world in a whole new way.

Breathtaking in simplicity, bold in impact * Washington Post *
Fascinating, challenging and lovely * Kirkus Reviews *
The pages are black, but the readers' imagination and senses are sparked to allow them to experience a rainbow of colours * Manchester Evening News *
Completely different to all the other picture-books…innovative. * INIS *

  • Winner of English 4-11 Book Awards Leicester 2011 (UK)

ISBN: 9781406322187

Dimensions: 178mm x 288mm x 10mm

Weight: 330g

24 pages