Winter Snowsport

Written by Living Paintings, Clive Gifford

Suitable for: 7-11 years (Key stage 2), 11-14 years (Key stage 3)

Sponsored by: Simon Muchmore and Christine Morrell

Available braille grades:

In this fact book JJ Chalmers introduces us to the sports of the Winter Olympic Games including skiing, snowboarding, bob sled and skeleton plus a special contribution from blind, alpine skier Menna Fitzpatrick.
This resource is packed with information to support learning as well as entertaining stories from the world of snowsport. This resource will support subjects across the National Curriculum and would be useful as an educational resource in class. Also good for home-schooling, homework-help, project work, reading for pleasure, independent learning and entertainment. A great activity for inspiring an interest in sport.
Readers include Clare Balding, JJ Chalmers, Menna Fitzpatrick, Chemmy Alcott and Mike Brace

Listen to an audio clip

I’m thrilled to introduce you to this touch and sound book. It’s about the fun of winter snowsports. You’ll learn about exciting action on the slopes and ice, from skiing to snowboarding, superfast bobsleigh and skeleton. You’ll hear from some medal winning athletes and they will share their stories and special memories with you.
Can you imagine racing headfirst down an ice track at 140 kilometres an hour, you would have to be very brave.
One of main events was a thing called the biathlon which is where you ski and then you lay on the floor with a gun and you shoot the gun and then you ski again and then you shoot the gun and then it’s your combined ski time and your shooting time. If you are blind, very often you have to use a white stick or a guide dog and suddenly we found in cross country skiing that you were just totally free of having to hold onto anyone else, you were away on the snow, you could get speed up, you could come down mountains, it was just fantastic.
For me it was that determination and that thought of there was no limits to what I can do. So if there’s anyone out there who needs that encouragement to get up and try something new or to find your passion whether it’s music, dance, sports just go and give it a try and see where you can end up.

What's inside

A collection of raised tactile pictures.
Audio descriptions with music and sound effects on CD, and USB if you have chosen this format. Audio description available to stream from your online account.
An A4 colour image pack.
Guidance notes for parents and teachers to help you make the most of using this book.
An ‘Articles for the Blind’ returns label for the free and convenient return of the box.

Touch to see image list

Tactile Picture Number 1 Skier and Snowboarder
Tactile Picture Number 2 Bobsled and Skeleton
Tactile Picture Number 3 Menna Fitzpatrick, Alpine Skier

Subjects

What our members say

What skis look like The students have been so inspired by what they have learned from your pictures, as many of them had no idea what skis actually looked like.