# @etraintalks on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIXEMBcBAwo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29352194-etraintalks-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-12T20:54:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** E TRAIN TALKS - 12 Year Old Literacy Advocate (@etraintalks) — https://gondola.cc/etraintalks

## Caption

Every so often I come across a book that breaks the traditional middle-grade literature storytelling mold. This is one of those stories. WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN by by Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker byjamesrobinson & artist freebrianrea have crafted a novel that embodies the term “windows and mirrors Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker James Robinson has written a novel that embodies the term “windows and mirrors.” Through unique, creative & thought-provoking writing, James Robinson shows readers an inside view of his heart, mind & experiences with a disabling eye condition that makes it impossible for him to see the world the way everyone else does.

Title: WHALE EYES: A MEMOIR ABOUT SEEING AND BEING SEEN
Author: James Robinson
Illustrator: Brian Rea
Publisher: Penguin Workshop 

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