The Girl Who Heard Colors
by:
Marie Harris (author)
This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesiaa 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...
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This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesiaa 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 Jillianwhen 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.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399256431 (0399256431)
ASIN: 0399256431
Publish date: 2013-09-26
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I'm broadly in favor of books which introduce the less common forms of natural human variety. Synesthesia is one of the most appealing variations, one I wish I had. Cute book.Library copy