Big Visions Books: Matt Formston - Surfing in the Dark

Description

Matt Formston always dreamed of becoming a professional surfer. But by the time he was five years old, he was almost completely blind. Matt never let that stop him. Now he is a record-holding cycling Paralympian and world champion surfer. Discover how being vision impaired has made Matt who he is today.

Just one in a series of three biographies written by Vision Australia, all with successful Australian’s living with blindness or low vision at their heart. Giving Australia three new role models who are determined, resilient, successful and blind. True stories to empower new perspectives of what is possible to build true inclusivity through belief.

"This series of wonderful books is a great way for us to spread that message and help future generations throw off the misconceptions and expectations placed on them by society."  
- Vision Australia CEO, Ron Hooton.

Features

Each book:

• Features an Australian hero
• Champions resilience
• Encourages inclusion
• Shows Innovation
• Has literary credibility
• The braille in this book is printed using UV printing. If you would like an embossed copy to complement your purchase please email [email protected]. 

Benefits 

• Each story is inspiring and are intended to prompt conversation about what it means to preserve and to help reader develop social and emotional literacy skills
• These books are about every child seeing him or herself in the story and consequently imagining what is possible
• Each book is printed with Braille alongside printed text, which will prompt teachers and parents/carers to talk to about the different ways we can read and learn
• These books are written by a CBCA award-winning author who conducted interviews with each of the biography subjects

Achieving Goals

Big Visions is a book series, aimed at children who are blind or have low vision. Each book features an Australian hero, who champions resilience and encourages inclusion. These books aim to inspire a child to live the life they choose, by dispelling the misconceptions and expectation placed on them by society.

Further Information

• Also available in other alternative formats: audio and electronic
• Extent 40pp text (self-ends)
• Matt Formston Surfing in the Dark   
  ISBN 978-0-6455584-0-1   
  Publishing month March 2023

Positive reviews are in for Surfing in the Dark.

Formston's successes, and failures, can inspire and empower all people and this necessary and worthy book is the first in what is sure to become a ground-breaking and vital series for all ages. Books and Publishing Review, Jan 2023

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