Winner: 2017 Wilbur Award, Youth/Children Audiobook In 1953, Esref Armagan was born completely blind to a poor family in Istanbul, Turkey. He received no formal education, and spent his childhood days in his father's shop where he developed the curiousity to create and draw. He experienced the world through touch, and learned to visually reproduce his surroundings, including color, shadows, and perspective, with his hands. The blind artist's story will be an inspiration to young artists of all abilities.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Tumblehome Learning .

Kopel Burk is a retired New Jersey physician who writes, sculpts, and travels in his spare time. He conceived the idea for "Walking Fish" more than 40 years ago, when he told early versions of the story to his family. He lives in Millburn, New Jersey. Rachelle Burk writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. She is the author of "Don t Turn the Page" and "Tree House in a Storm" and has written for national children s publications including "Highlights Magazine," "Kidsville News," and "Scholastic Science World. " She lives in New Brunswick, New Jersey. " Rachelle Burk is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children. Her books include Tree House in a Storm , Don't Turn the Page! , The Tooth Fairy Trap , Miss Crump's Funny Bone , Sleep Soundly at Beaver's Inn , and The Walking Fish . Her work has appeared in national publications such as Highlights for Children and Scholastic Science classroom magazines. She lives in New Brunswick. Artist Claudia Gadotti is an illustrator and portrait painter with more than a decade of experience. She graduated from the Academy of Art University with a BFA and a major in Illustration, presently working mostly with children's books, book covers, magazines, and portraits. Claudia grew up in Italy and currently lives and works in New Zealand.