Kio and Gus [Paperback]

Matthew Lipman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1982 | ISBN-10: 0916834190 | ISBN-13: 978-0916834197

Kio visits his grandparents' farm and becomes friendly with Gus, who lives with her family not far away. Kio helps Gus become aware of the world as the blind experience it, and some of the differences that characterize the creative activities of the blind. Kio's grandfather was once a sailor, and early in the book tells of an encounter he once had with a whale. He is determined to visit a site where he can observe whales once again, and Kio persuades him to take the two families along. Kio and Gus consists largely of conversations, because these are children who are sensitive to language and ideas as well as to the animals, people and things in the world that surrounds them. Among the contrasting concepts that Gus and Kio wonder about are make-believe/reality, fear/courage, saying/doing, and truth/beauty. Young readers of KIO AND GUS will find their sense of wonder challenged as much as their reasoning skills. The type is large and readable, with some blank pages for young readers to try their hand at book illustration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 77 pages
• Publisher: Inst for the Advancement of (January 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916834190
• ISBN-13: 978-0916834197
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Seeing, thinking and knowing, November 28, 1999

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This review is from: Kio and Gus (Paperback)

Kio and Gus is written for 2-3 graders, NOT preschool. In this story we meet two friends who together tell you the story of their summer vacation. In addition to the usual, Kio and Gus ponder the nature of animals, experience, knowledge and perception. Central to the story is the question of how we know: if you were born blind, what would your understanding of the world be? This philosophical novel by Lipman encourages children to pursue this central question of philosophy. Adults can try to follow...