Rainbow Joe and Me
Written and illustrated by Maria Diaz Strom
Paperback: $11.95
Hardcover: out of stock
Ebook
View the Teacher's GuideEloise likes colors. Her friend, Rainbow Joe, likes colors, too. But Rainbow Joe is blind, so Eloise tells him about the colors she mixes and the fantastic animals she paints. When Rainbow Joe says he can also imagine and mix colors, Eloise is puzzled. How can a blind man see colors? she wonders.
Little does Eloise know, Rainbow Joe is planning a surprise to show her his special colors. What she finds is a whole new way of seeing the world. Maria Diaz Strom, in her picture book debut, tells an endearing story that celebrates friendship and the power of imagination.
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About the Creators
Maria Diaz Strom - Author, Illustrator
makes her debut as an author and illustrator with Rainbow Joe and Me. A native of Portland, Oregon, she studied art at Portland State University and has illustrated several children's educational books. Until recently, Ms. Strom taught art at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. She was inspired to create this book by her students and by her husband's love of jazz. She and her husband now live in San Francisco.
About This Title
ISBN
Paperback: 9781584300502
Hardcover: 9781880000939
Guided Reading:
KLexile:
AD490LInterest Level:
Grades K - 3Reading Level:
Grades 2 - 2Themes
Colors, Imagination, Friendship, Disability, African/African American Interest, Beginning Concepts, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Empathy/Compassion, Mentors, Music
Part of These Collections
Teachers College Reading Assessment Kit for Grades K-2: Add-On Pack, English Fiction Grades PreK-2, Early Fluent Dual Language, Early Fluent English, Bebop Assessment Set, Jazz Collection, Friends & Friendship, African American English Collection Grades PreK-2, Realistic Fiction Collection Grades PreK-2, English Guided Reading Level K, Teachers College Reading Assessment Kit for Grades K-2: Library
