You simply need a pair of scissors, glue, crayons and tons of imagination. This lessons plans and activities are based around the book, Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young. Seven Blind Mice Ed Young Penguin, Juvenile Fiction - 48 pages 27 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified 'Its. He and his family live in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.Ĭopyright 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. Your young ones will have fun making this mouse craft after reading 'Seven Blind Mice' by Ed Young. Young studied at the University of Illinois, the Art Center of Los Angeles, and Pratt Institute in New York City. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Youngs beautifully rendered version is a treasure to enjoy agai.

Its only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Youngs. He received the 1990 Caldecott Medal for his book Lon Po Po, and his much-lauded collaboration with anthologist Nancy Larrick, Cats Are Cats, was named one of the Ten Best Illustrated Books of 1988 by The New York Times. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. Its only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. Based on the Indian fable of the blind men and an elephant, the book tells the story of seven mice who, each day, explore and describe a different part of the elephant. Young has been illustrating children's books for more than twenty years and has won many awards. Seven Blind Mice is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by Ed Young.

There are things that words do that pictures never can, and likewise, there are images that words can never describe.' 'A Chinese painting is often accompanied by words,' he explains 'they are complementary. He cites the philosophy of Chinese painting as an inspiration for much of his work. Caldecott medalist Ed Young was born in Tientsin, China, and brought up in Shanghai.