Give the gift of learning to your young readers!
“Life without sight can still be good and full. It’s an important message to share with young readers in our lives – our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, students… I Am Blind will engage and inform kids.”
I Am Blind is a grades 3 – 6 children’s non-fiction book on blindness, specifically my own lived experience with blindness. I Am Blind tells my story with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and includes resources like “11 Ways You Can Assist a Blind Person” and “Seven Tips for Blind Children”. It discusses how blindness can occur, the tools blind people use like braille, the white cane, guide dogs and technology, plus there’s photos, poems, a glossary, a listing of famous blind people, and more. The book is informative for students and all young people in our lives – and really, for anyone wanting a better insight into blindness. It is written in plain language and through an authentic and positive perspective – one chapter titled “Life is Good”.
This book is part of an I Am series (Beech Street Books) in which Canadians share their unique lived experiences in visually engaging books, perfect for primary/elementary grade readers.
ISBN Hardcover 9781774564707 $32.95
Softcover 9781774565063 $16.95
Digital format also available.
I Am Blind is available at:
Munro’s Books (in store or online, shipped worldwide)
1108 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 1Y2
(250) 382-2464, toll free (888) 243-2464
https://www.munrobooks.com/item/08ixgDXLFauIvPgIebcaCw
Email: [email protected]
Russell Books (in store or online)
100-747 Fort Street, Victoria, BC V8W 3E9
(250) 361-4447
www.russellbooks.com
School House Teaching Supplies (in store or online)
Tillicum Mall, #103-3170 Tillicum Rd, Victoria, BC
(250) 385-9030
https://schoolhouseteachingsupplies.com/item/08ixgDXLFauIvPgIebcaCw
Email:[email protected]
Sonsuh Educational Supplies
https://sonsuh.com/990114849-i-am-blind-sb65063.html
Superstore location at 448 McNicoll Avenue, North York, Ontario
Ph: (416) 499-3088 | (800) 529-5085
Email: [email protected]
Apple Books
https://applebks.com/shop/show/68431
Saunders Book Company, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada’s largest exclusive school and library book distributor.
J Appleseed, a division of Saunders Office and School Supplies Ltd.
https://www.classroomfriendly.ca/series/J24044/9781774565063
Customer Service: (800) 461-9120 ext. 3001
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“January 4 is #WorldBrailleDay it reminds us of the importance of independence for people who are blind or visually impaired. You can learn more about daily life of a blind person in ‘I Am Blind’ book written by Doris Belusic.”
~ Saunders Book Company on X, January 4, 2024, @saundersbookco
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“Thanks for writing such a great book!”
~ James Saunders
CEO Direct Sales/Publisher
Saunders Book Company
Beech Street Books
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“I think the book looks great! And my manager said it is one of our best written books for the age group. Great work!”
~ K. George
Saunders Book Company
Beech Street Books
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Chat with Author of Children’s Book I Am Blind, Doris Belusic
“Outlook On Radio Western” with hosts Brian and Kerry Kijewski
University of Western Ontario, Episode 2024-06-10
Description: I Am Blind! Next month, July, is Disability Pride Month and our guest this week is Doris Belusic who is a poet, nonfiction writer, magazine editor, recent university graduate, and now children’s book author...Listen to this podcast episode on:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6riB1P9CB6dKmRIffPtuf6
https://tunein.com/podcasts/Education-Podcasts/Outlook-on-Radio-Western-p1376600/?topicId=405725650
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Inspired 55+ Lifestyle Magazine, Nov/Dec 2023, article by Sam Margolis
“Unstoppable”
At 65, and blind, Victoria’s Doris Belusic does not allow the lack of sight to serve as an obstacle to a full and meaningful life. She is a poet, non-fiction writer, children’s book author, magazine editor, recent university graduate and, together with her husband, the builder of several houses around the city, including a sevenplex…
https://www.seniorlivingmag.com/articles/unstoppable/
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BC BookLook, June 11, 2024
Victoria-born blind author’s children non-fiction book, I Am Blind (Beech Street Books $16.95) by Doris Belusic, shares her lived experience with blindness, advocacy and decades of knowledge…