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Roger D. Freeman Review by: Doris Willoughby "There was a little
girl, and she had a little curl Right in the middle of her
forehead. When she was good, she was very, very good, But when
she was bad, she was horrid." This nursery rhyme entered my head
as I reviewed this book. Most of the book is indeed 'Very, very
good." However, certain important ("horrid") problems cause us
to place strong cautions upon the use of this book. First, the
good aspects: In most respects the book's approach is positive
and encouraging. It offers a great deal of specific, practical
advice on day-to- day needs and activities for blind infants and
young children. It generally does well at analyzing the real
causes of difficulties, and helping the reader to do so. This
includes pointing out that attitudes toward blindness, rather
than the blindness itself are often the real problem. It has
good ideas on many common problems, such as mannerisms. The book
emphasizes that pare