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brigittegong's review
4.0
I read this a long time ago...it was pretty good, but I just don't remember much of it!!
kevinhendricks's review
3.0
A quick read about a Native American boy with really bad eyesight. In modern times he'd probably be considered legally blind. The descriptions and ways he compensates with his hearing is interesting, but the overall story is a little odd.
michelled13's review
5.0
We loved this book as part of our homeschool curriculum. It was a great introduction to understanding life in the America before the colonizers.
hopegirl0727's review
3.0
Turns out I'd read this book before, probably when I was in elementary school, and had just forgotten. I remembered one of the opening scenes, though, where Sees Behind Trees locates a girl's needle using logic. I had thought that was so cool when I was a kid. I didn't remember anything else of the book, though, so I went ahead and reread it. I only gave this three stars because I felt the pacing was a little slow, but the themes were good and meaningful. It was much more meaningful as an adult than it probably was when I was a child, but oh well. Also a good book about learning to use a "disadvantage" to advantage, as well as staying humble.
jordantaylor's review
1.0
This is about a young Native American Indian boy named Walnut who faces many challenges due to his bad vision.
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. Nothing ever happens - there is virtually no plot to this story at all, besides the fact that Walnut needs glasses. The setting and culture of the Native American Indians is never so much as even mentioned. The author obviously did not feel like researching history, and it certainly shows in this book.
Very boring and badly written.
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. Nothing ever happens - there is virtually no plot to this story at all, besides the fact that Walnut needs glasses. The setting and culture of the Native American Indians is never so much as even mentioned. The author obviously did not feel like researching history, and it certainly shows in this book.
Very boring and badly written.
cashmama1's review against another edition
4.0
This was our family read aloud, and my kids kept begging me to read more. We all wanted to find out if Sees Behind Trees and Gray Fire would find the Land of Water. We all wished it was much longer and incorporated a bit more of the tribe’s culture in the story.
imperfectcj's review
4.0
This novel is a gentle, deep coming of age story about a young man finding his place within his community and newly privvy to some of the secrets of the adult world. He learns to recognize and in some ways embrace his limitations and to respect the strengths and limitations of others.
My son and I enjoyed reading this together. (Another title from the Build Your Library Level 5 booklist.)
My son and I enjoyed reading this together. (Another title from the Build Your Library Level 5 booklist.)
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