Follow My Leader Hardcover - 1976

Viking Juvenile, 1976-03-22. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 20x20x20. Robert Greiner. 1964 signed and inscribed sixth printing, Viking Press (NY), 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches tall yellow cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, brown design to front cover, brown lettering to spine, illustrated with drawings by Robert Greiner, 191 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. On the blank front free-endpaper, nicely signed and inscribed by the author, James B. Garfield (1881-1986), an American writer and radio show host who was, like the main character in this book, blind with a guide dog. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly soiled, chipped and edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. ~SP33~ [2.0P] A heartwarming story about a boy and his guide dog, for fans of Where the Red Fern Grows and Because of Winn-Dixie. After Jimmy is blinded in an accident with a firecracker, he has to relearn all the things he used to know - how to get dressed, how to find his way around the house, even how to eat. With the help of a determined therapist, he learns to read Braille and use a cane. Then he's given the chance to have a guide dog. Learning to work with Leader is not easy, but Jimmy tries harder than he ever has before. Can Leader really give him the ability and the confidence he needs? James B. Garfield lost his eyesight in his late fifties and was forced to adapt. At sixty, he acquired the first of his guide dogs and worked in an aircraft plant and was instrumental in the creation of the State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind. James lived to be 104 and was still sharp and witty into his old age.