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Seven Blind Mice Audiobook
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"Immensely appealing."(The Horn Book, starred review)
"It's a pillar," says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Young's beautifully rendered version is a treasure to enjoy again and again.Download and start listening now!
"I used this book for sequencing. It works great because their are about 10 events that happen and seven of them can be associated with a color. Then all the students have to do is keep track of the color in their head or with a manipulative to help them retell the story. The pictures are clear and simple. Some of the words may be new to students so you would event want to go over them or use the book for a comprehension lesson."
— Kristin (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Exquisitely crafted: a simple, gracefully honed text, an appealing story, and real but unobtrusive values and levels of meaning—all add up to a perfect book.”
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" I thought this book would be perfect to teach young children especially about how we need to look at the whole picture. It could relate to many differnt things in life, from how to solve a problem to how we preceive others. "
— Kayla, 2/1/2014 -
" This book is based on an Indian legend called the Blind Men and the Elephant, that says God is interpreted in different ways based on the different experiences that people have. With religion aside, I think this is a good book to make students aware that we all have different experiences that change the way we view the world. "
— Alana, 2/1/2014 -
" great message!! very cute! "
— AndreaD'A, 12/28/2013 -
" A fun book for children. A great story to read to a class. Teaches kids to look at the "big picture" and to not be scared of the unknown. "
— Stephanie, 12/23/2013 -
" A simple story of mice going about one by one to investigate something mysterious. I think kinder and first grade would really like this book as a read aloud. "
— Kristina, 12/9/2013 -
" This book has great illustrations. This is one book that I would defianitly read to my students. This is a classic book for all ages to read!!! The moral of the story is to examine the big picture in life. "
— Leah, 11/8/2013 -
" A good story. It keeps you wondering what the mice really are seeing. At the end it is revealed. This book could be used as an interactive book in a classroom. "
— Jenna, 5/25/2013 -
" I would say this is appropriate for a preschool or kindergarten age child. It discusses days of the week and colors. "
— Lindsey, 3/12/2013 -
" I thought this book was cute. I like the way each mouse had his own idea what the something was until the girl mouse went to look for herself and was able to see the entire thing. "
— Sara, 2/4/2013 -
" This book does a good job at making pre schoolers think outside of the box! It does a great job of getting its point across. You must take everything in before you make a sound decision. "
— Jamichael, 1/28/2013 -
" Love the illustrations. great for little children. Great for predicting, color relating and counting. "
— Tim, 10/25/2012 -
" This is a great book for children. The mice and children are both trying to figure out what is by the mouse's home. It leaves the children excited for the ending and it keeps them wrapped up in the book because they are so curious! Great for younger kids. "
— Melissa, 7/31/2012 -
" OK so very monocramatic and sketchy on the artwork of the elephant, still felt artsie and eastern in tone. Like the moral at the end that to be enlightened you have to see the whole through the many parts of something. "
— Michelle, 6/18/2012 -
" Great book for learning numbers, colors, and the days of the week. A good explanation of the order of things and an incredibly cute story! "
— Page, 4/22/2012 -
" I thought this book was very interesting. I think it engages students by making them use their imagination as to what the object really is. In the story each mouse thinks the object is something different. So it really makes the students think about what the object really is. "
— Brandi, 3/22/2012 -
" This book is a great book to share with students because it lets them known that everyone has different perspectives and ideas and they are not always wrong. "
— Nick, 3/5/2012 -
" Good story that relates the idea that parts are great, but a whole is better. It states on the last page. A short, easy read to quickly get the children's attention. "
— Sydney, 2/13/2012
About Ed Young
Ed Young (1931–2023) award-winning artist and author, illustrated more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he also wrote. He won over fifty awards and honors for his work, including the Caldecott Medal, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Boston Globe Hornbook Award, and many more. He was born in Tientsin, China, grew up in Shanghai, and later moved to Hong Kong. As a youth, he came to the United States on a student visa to study architecture but turned instead to his love of art. A graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, he taught at the Pratt Institute, Yale University, Naropa Institute, and the University of California at Santa Cruz.
About B. D. Wong
B.D. Wong was born and raised in San Francisco, California. He made his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly. He is the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theater World Award for the same performance. He starred in the television series All-American Girl, and has made guest appearances on Sesame Street and The X-Files.