Mom's Best Friend.Narrated by the author's daughter Leslie, this is an appealing black-and-white photo essay about the author's acquisition of a new Seeing Eye dog Noun 1. Seeing Eye dog - (trademark) a guide dog trained to guide a blind person guide dog - a dog trained to guide the blind trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product after the death of Marit, her first dog. Children who know little about blindness will be uplifted up·lift tr.v. up·lift·ed, up·lift·ing, up·lifts 1. To raise; elevate. 2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition. 3. by the optimistic op·ti·mist n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op portrait of a mother who has raised two delightful children, writes, plays the piano, and trains the rambunctious German shepherd German shepherd, breed of large, muscular working dog perfected in Germany at the turn of the 20th cent. It stands about 25 in. (64 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs from 60 to 85 lb (27.2–38.5 kg). Ursula. This is a follow-up to Mom Can't See Me; you'll want to read both books together. For a historical look at a blind child's life in 1887, read Gloria Whelan's Hannah, illustrated by Leslie Bowman. |
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion