The Girl Who Heard Colors |
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| Author:
| Harris, Marie |
| Illustrator:
| Brantley Newton, Vanessa |
| ISBN: | 978-0-399-25643-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group
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| Imprint: | Nancy Paulsen Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $16.99 |
Book Description:
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This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to
synesthesia--a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors. And for others, numbers and letters do. Many famous artists have been synesthetes, including Tori Amos, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Mozart, and Degas. Imagine that when you hear a bell you see silver or when a dog barks you...
More DescriptionThis eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia--a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors. And for others, numbers and letters do. Many famous artists have been synesthetes, including Tori Amos, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, John Mayer, Mozart, and Degas.
Imagine that when you hear a bell you see silver or when a dog barks you see red. That's what it's like for Jillian--when she hears sounds she sees colors. At first the kids at school make fun of Jillian. Jillian worries about being different until her music teacher shows her that having synesthesia is an amazing thing. This lively, informative picture book makes synesthesia easy to understand and celebrates each person's unique way of experiencing the world.