Pub Date: September 15, 1997
Dewey: E
LCCN: 87014858
Lexile Code: 0550
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.15" H x 7.96" L x 9.72" W ( 0.27 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Disability | Family | Multigenerational | Native American
Series: Reading Rainbow Books
Description: In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence facing his greatest challenge: blindness. "While classified as an Indian story, the love, hope, and courage expressed are universal".--"Booklist", starred review. Full color.
Brief description: John Archambault has collaborated on several successful picture books, including The Ghost-Eye Tree, Barn Dance!, and Knots on a Counting Rope. With Bill Martin Jr. he wrote Listen to the Rain and The Magic Pumpkin.
Review Quotes: "A rich tale of intergenerational love and respect.... It is a moving collaborative effort that reverberates long after the book is closed." --Publishers Weekly, starred review