Doctor Center Archives & Museum Bibliography : Children's Books

Bibliography : Children's Books

BOOKS ON VISION, VISION PROBLEMS, WEARING EYEGLASSES, ETC.
FOR CHILDREN, STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS

(Many of these books are now out of print, but may be in libraries.)

 

Adler, Irving, and Ruth Adler. Your Eyes. John Day, 1963 (3-6)

Alexenberg, Melvin L. Light and Sight. Illus. by Tomie de Paola. Prentice-Hall, 1969 (K-3)

Asher, Harry. Experiments in Seeing. Basic Books, 1963 (9+ )

Baker, Alan. Benjamin Bounces Back. (F) Lippincott, 1978 (K-2)

Ballard, Carol How Do Our Eyes See? [How Your Body Works) Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1998 (K-3)

Beeler, Nelson, and Franklyn Branley. Experiments in Optical Illusion. T.Y. Crowell, 1951 (5-9)

Beatty, Monica D. Blueberry Eyes. (F) Health Press, 1996   (K-6)

Begbie, G. Hugh. Seeing and the Eye. Natural History, 1969   (10+ )

Brindze, Ruth. Look How Many People Wear Glasses. Atheneum, 1975   (5-9)

Brown, Marc. Arthur's Eyes. (F) Little, Brown & Co., 1979   (K-3)

Calvert, Pam.  Princess Peepers.  (F)  Illus. by Tuesday Mourning.  Marshall Cavendish Children,
2008  (K-3)

Carruth, Jane. The Lucky Eyeglasses. (F) Illus. by Tony Hutchings. Modern Publishing, 1983   (K-2)

Carter, Alden R. Seeing Things My Way. Albert Whitman & Co., 1998   (1-4)

Cobb, Vicki. How to Really Fool Yourself: Illusions for All Your Senses. John Wiley & Sons, 1999  (3-7)

Corson, Richard. Fashions in Eyeglasses. Peter Owen, 1980   (10+ )

Cosgrove, Stephen. Glance. (Bugg series) Illus. by Charles Reasoner. (F) Price, Stern, Sloan Publishers & Rourke Publishing Group, 1983  (K-3)

Cowley, Joy. Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses. (F) Philomel Books, 1999  (K-3)

Day, Shirley. Luna and the Big Blur: A Story for Children Who Wear Glasses. (F) Illus. by Don Morris. Magination Press, 1995  (K-3)

Dooley, Virginia. I Need Glasses: My Visit to the Optometrist. (F) Illus. by Stephanie Roth. Mondo Publishing, 2002   (ps-2)

Elgin, Kathleen.  The Eye.  [The Human Body series]  Franklin Watts, 1967   (4-6)

Ericsson, Mary K. About Glasses for Gladys. (F) Melmont, 1962  (K-3)

Falk, David S., Dieter Brill, David Stork. Seeing the Light: Optics in Nature, Photography, Color, Vision, and Holography. Harper & Row, 1986  (10+ )

Fiarotta, Phyllis, and Noel Fiarotta. Great Experiments with Light. Sterling Publishing, 2000  (5-9)

Flanagan, Alice K. Choosing Eyeglasses with Mrs.Koutris. Children's Press, 1998   (K-3)

Freese, Arthur S. The Miracle of Vision. Harper & Row, 1977   (7+ )

Frost, Helen, and Gail Saunders-Smith. Seeing. (The Senses series) Capstone Press/ Pebble Books, 2000   (K-1)

Furgang, Kathy. My Eyes. (My Body series) Rosen Publishing/ PowerKids Press, 2001   (1-4)

Geoghegan, Adrienne. Dogs Don't Wear Glasses. (F) Crocodile Books, 1996   (ps-3)

Goldstein, Margaret J. Eyeglasses. (Household History series) Carolrhoda Books, 1997   (4-7)

Gordon, Sharon. Seeing. (Rookie Read-about Health series) Children's Press, 2001   (K-2)

Gregg, James R. Experiments in Visual Science for Home and School. Ronald Press, 1966   (5-12)

Gregory, Richard L. Eye and Brain, The Psychology of Seeing. McGraw-Hill, 1978   (9+ )

Gregory, Richard L. The Intelligent Eye. McGraw-Hill, 1970   (10+ )

Hammond, Winifred G. The Story of Your Eye. Illus. by Heidi Palmer. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975   (3-7)

Hartley, Karen, Chris Macro, and Philip Taylor. Seeing in Living Things. Heinemann Library, 2000   (K-2)

Headley, Justina Chen. The Patch. (F) Illus. by Mitch Vane. Charlesbridge, 2006   (K-2)

Hest, Amy and Jill Barton. Baby Duck and the Bad Eyeglasses. (F) Candlewick Press, 1996   (ps-1)

Heuer, Kenneth. Rainbows, Halos, and Other Wonders. Dodd, Mead, 1978   (5-12)

Highland, Harold J. The How and Why Wonder Book of Light and Color. Wonder, 1963   (4-6)

Hurwitz, Sue. Sight. (Library of the Five Senses) Franklin Watts/ Grolier, 1998   (K-4)

Tony Hutchings. The Lucky Glasses. (F) Modern Publishing, 1997   (K-2)

Ipsen, D. C. What Does a Bee See? Addison-Wesley, 1971  (5-8)

Iveson-Iveson, Joan. Your Eyes. Illus. by Bill Donohoe. Bookwright, 1985 (K-6)

Keller, Holly. Cromwell's Glasses. (F) Greenwillow Books, 1982 (K-3)

Kelley, Alberta. Lenses, Spectacles, Eyeglasses, and Contacts: The Story of Vision Aids. T. Nelson, 1978  (6+ )

Kettelkamp, Larry. Tricks of Eye and Mind: The Story of Optical Illusion. William Morrow, 1974  (5-9)

Kort, Ellen. A Visit to the Eye Doctor. (F) Wisconsin Optometric Association, 1974   (K-3)

Lasson, Robert. Orange Oliver, the Kitten Who Wore Glasses. (F) Illus. by Chuck Hayden. David McKay, 1957   (K-3)

Leggett, Linda R. The Rose-Colored Glasses: Melanie Adjusts to Poor Vision. (F) Human Sciences Press, 1979   (3-9)

Leon, Dorothy. One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes, Four… The Many Ways Animals See. Julian Messner, 1980   (4-6)

LeSieg, Theodore. The Eye Book. Illus. by Joe Mathieu. Random House, 1999  (ps-2)

Levine, Shar and Leslie Johnstone. The Optics Books: Fun Experiments with Light, Vision & Color. Illus. by Jason Coons. Sterling Publishing, 1998  (5-10)

Lewis, Cynthia C. and Vicki Cobb. Open Your Eyes: Discover Your Sense of Sight. Milbrook Press, 2002   (2-4)

Litchfield, Ada B. A Cane in Her Hand. Illus. by Eleanor Mill. Albert Whitman & Co., 1977   (K-3)

Little, Jean. From Anna. (F) Illus. by Joan Sandin. Harper & Row, 1972   (4-6)

London, Sara and Jacqueline Rogers.  The Good Luck Glasses.  Cartwheel Books / Scholastic, 2000   
(1-2)

Mason, George F.  Animal Vision. Morrow, 1968  (5-9)

Molter, Carey.  Sense of Sight. (The Senses series) ABDO Publishing Co/ Sandcastle, 2001  (K-1)

Moncure, Jane Belk- and Viki Woodworth.  My Eyes are For Seeing. The Child's World, 1998  (ps-3)

Murata, Michinori.  Water and Light: Looking Through Lenses. Photos by Isamu Sekido. Lerner Publications, 1993  (3-6)

Murphy, Patricia J. Sight. (A True Book) Children's Press/ Scholastic, 2003  (3-5)

Naylor, Phyllis. Jennifer Jean, the Cross-Eyed Queen. (F)  Illus. by Karen Ritz. Carolrhoda Books, 1994  (4-6)

Neal, Charles D. Exploring Light and Color. Children's, 1964 (4-8)

Nelson, Robin. Seeing. [First Step Nonfiction series] Lerner Publications, 2002 (K-2)

Nespojohn, Katherine V. Animal Eyes. Prentice-Hall, 1965  (3-6)

O'Neill, Catherine. You Won't Believe Your Eyes! National Geographic Society, 1987   (5-12)

Paraquin, Charles H. The World's Best Optical Illusions. Sterling, 1987   (4-12)

Parker, Steve. The Eye and Seeing. [The Human Body series] Watts, 1989   (5-10)

Patt, Ben The Turtle Who Needed Glasses.  (F)  Optometric Extension Program, 1997  (K-6)

Peacock, Graham. Light. [Science Activities] Thomson Learning, 1993  (2-5)

Peacock, Graham, and Terry Hudson. The Super Science Book of Light. Thomson Learning, 1993   (4-8)

Perry, John. Our Wonderful Eyes. McGraw-Hill, 1955  (7+ )

Pluckrose, Henry. Seeing. [Exploring Our Senses series] Photos by Chris Fairclough. Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1995   (K-3)

Pluckrose, Henry. Think About Seeing. Photos by Chris Fairclough. Franklin Watts, 1986  (K-3)

Pringle, Laurence P. Sight. [Explore Your Senses series] Benchmark Books, 2000  (4-8)

Rahn, Joan Elma. Eyes and Seeing. Atheneum, 1981  (5-9)

Rainwater, Clarence. Light and Color. Golden Press, 1971  (9+ )

Rainwater, Janette. Vision: How, Why, and What We See. Illus. by Weimer Pursell. Golden Press, 1962

Raskin, Ellen. Spectacles.  2nd ed. (F)  Simon & Schuster Children's Books, 1988  (K-4)

Reber, Deborah; Illus. by Troy Dugas. Magenta Gets Glasses!  (F) [Blue's Clues #10] Simon Spotlight/ Nick Jr., 2002 (ps-2)

Reese, Bob. Glasses. [School Days series] Children's Press, 1992  (K-2)

Rius, Maria. Sight. [The Five Senses series] Barron's, 1985  (ps-1)

Ruchlis, Hyman. The Wonder of Light: A Picture Story of How and Why We See. Harper & Row, 1960   (5+ )

Rudolph, Mae, and Conrad Mueller. Light and Vision. [Time-Life series] Silver, 1966  (5+ )

Sands, George John. Why Glasses? The Story of Vision. Medical Books for Children, 1960

Savage, Stephen. Eyes. [Adaptation for Survival series] Thomson Learning, 1995  (3-5)

Schuman, Benjamin N. The Human Eye. Illus. by Michael K. Myers. Atheneum, 1968  (5-9)

Scientific American. The Mind's Eye: Readings from Scientific American. Introduction by Jeremy M. Wolfe. W. H. Freeman, 1986  (10+ )

Seeman, Bernard. Your Sight: Folklore, Fact, and Common Sense. Little, Brown & Co., 1968  (7+ )

Sharr, Christine. Eyes. Wonder Books, 1973  (K-2)

Showers, Paul. Look at Your Eyes. Illus. by Paul Galdone. [Let's Read & Find Out science series] T. Y. Crowell, 1962  (K-3)

Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn. Can You See the Chalkboard? [My Health series] Franklin Watts/ Grolier, 2001  (3-5)

Silverstein, Alvin, Virginia Silverstein, and Laura Silverstein Nunn. Seeing. [Senses and Sensors] Twenty-First Century Books, 2001  (6-9)

Simon, Hilda. Sight and Seeing: A World of Light and Color. Philomel Books, 1983  (8+ )

Simon, Norma, and Joe Lasker. See the First Star.  (F)  A. Whitman, 1968  (ps-2)

Simon, Seymour. Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Amazing World of Optical Illusions. Rev. ed., Morrow Jr. Books, 1998   (3-8)

Sinclair, Sandra. Extraordinary Eyes: How Animals See the World. Dial Books/ Penguin, 1992  (5-9)

Sislowitz, Marcel J. Look! How Your Eyes See. Illus. by Jim Arnosky. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1977   (K-3)

Smith, Lane. Glasses: Who Needs 'Em?  (F)  Viking, 1991  (ps-3)

Stair, Karen and Joyce Sandness.  Glasses, Glasses, Oh What Do I See?   Book Publishers Network, 2004   (ps-1)

Stuart, Sandra Lee. Why Do I Have to Wear Glasses? Illus. by Arthur Robins. Carol Publishing Group, 1989  (1-3)

Sutton-Vane, S. The Story of Eyes. Viking, 1958  (7+ )

Viegas, Jennifer. The Eye: Learning How We See. [3-D Library of the Human Body] Rosen Publishing Group, 2002  (5-8)

Vildrac, Charles. The Lion's Eyeglasses. (F) Coward, 1969  (3-6)

Westray, Kathleen. Picture Puzzler. Houghton Mifflin, 1994  (1-3)

Wick, Walter. Walter Wick's Optical Tricks. Cartwheel Books/ Scholastic, 1998  (3+ )

Wild, Margaret. All the Better to See You With!  (F)  Illus. by Pat Reynolds. Albert Whitman & Co., 1992  (1-3)

Wise, William. The Cowboy Surprise. (F) Putnam, 1961  (K-3)

Wittman, Harry H. The Eyeglasses and the Quarter.  (F) Illus. by Karen Olson. T.S. Denison & Co., 1968  (1-3)

Wolff, Angelika. Mom! I Need Glasses!  (F) Lion Press, 1970  (1-4)

Woodward, Kate. Science With Light and Mirrors. Illus. by Simone Abel. Usborne Publishing, Ltd., 1991  (1-4)

Worthy, Judith. Eyes. Doubleday, 1989 (ps-3)