《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
*Challenged Introduction by Jerry Lewis. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, the biography of Charles, who achieved musical success despite blindness and a lengthy heroin addiction, often contains fictionalized scenes, invented dialogue, and overwritten descriptions -- a flaw fortunately not shared by the other volumes in the fine series. Bib., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 6-10. Although blinded by glaucoma at age five, Ray Charles Robinson, a music, mathematics, and mechanical genius, fulfilled the promise of his innate gifts. Supported by a mother who pushed him to succeed, Charles attended the Florida School for theÿ20Deaf and the Blind until his mother's death when he was 15. Confident of his musical talent, he overcame the hardships of poverty, racism, and drug addiction, as well as blindness, to become one of America's most innovative and important musicians. Ritz's biography, with most of its focus on Charles' childhood and adolescence, will appeal to young readers. The book, which is part of the Great Achievers: Lives of the Physically Challenged series, is illustrated with black-and-white photographs and includes a selected discography, a list of further reading suggestions, and a chronology. (Reviewed November 15, 1994)0791020800Merri Monks
