We have this book in the collection already, it is great smile.
Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
www.guidedogs.com
Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
Puppies are the joy at one end.
Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
Carolyn Alexander
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From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "org, bksvol-discuss@freelists. " <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 11:06 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] We should scan this. Fw: Book Review:
"BlindSight:
Come and See" by Jane L. Toleno
Hi all!
This looks like an interesting book. We should try and get it scanned.
Allison
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From: "News related to blindness" <blindnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:34 PM
Subject: Book Review: "BlindSight: Come and See" by Jane L. Toleno
TwinCities.com, Minnesota USA
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Book Review: "BlindSight: Come and See" by Jane L. Toleno
By MARY ANN GROSSMANN
(Extract)
"BlindSight: Come and See" by Jane L. Toleno (Singing River Publications,
$17.95): When I finished reading this memoir about living with blindness,
I thought Jane Toleno is a remarkable woman. But, based on her feisty
attitude, she probably wouldn't want to be described that way.
"I do not want to be described as differently abled, handi-capable, a
survivor or the like. Blind will do," she writes.
"BlindSight" is Toleno's first-person account of how she perceives the
world as a legally blind person. She and her twin sister were premature,
and the pure oxygen pumped into their tents damaged their eyes. Jane
later
had an eye trauma that limited her sight even more. She is married, the
mother of two children, and lives in Minnesota, although the book doesn't
say where.
In "BlindSight," Toleno weaves accounts of her personal life into
explanations of how she perceives light and dark and the seasons, using
both narrative and poetry.
She admits to being sometimes irked by the boorish behavior of some
people, especially those who don't understand how to behave around her
guide dog. That's why this book is so important, especially for young
readers.
Besides, Toleno is a lovely poet. Here are the first lines of her poem
"My
Physical World":
"In my physical world, there is no sky;/But there is air and there is
earth./There are perceived, yet no visible stars;/But there is sun and
there are clouds./Summer sun packs heat./And even I squint up at her
glare
."
"BlindSight" is published by a small press based in Ely. It should be
picked up by a major publisher, because more readers need to meet Jane
Toleno.
http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/16705570.htm
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