Winner of the 1993 Caldecott Honor Medal
"It's a pillar," says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the whole Something-that the mice see the whole truth. Based on a classic Indian tale, Ed Young's beautifully rendered version is a treasure to enjoy again and again.---from the publisher
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One by one, on successive days of the week, six different colored blind mice investigate parts of the strange something near their pond and speculate to the group about its identity. Not until the seventh day, when the seventh mouse examines all of it, do they see what it truly is, proving that wisdom comes only from seeing the whole.---from the publisher
48 pages 978-0399222610 Ages 4-8
Keywords: folktale, South Asian culture, India, mice, mouse, blindness, math, counting, Mathematics Curriculum, folklore, classic, diversity, diverse books, 4 year old, 5 year old, 6 year old, 7 year old, 8 year old, Caldecott Honor, wisdom
