Well, SICP is hardly about Scheme itself as a language. Some features such as macros aren't mentioned at all. It has more emphasis on programming paradigms an

Well, SICP is hardly about Scheme itself as a language. Some features such as macros aren't mentioned at all. It has more emphasis on programming paradigms and Scheme is just a tool to convey them. Its core is small and simple enough that you could introduce advanced topics without the need for the reader to learn the language beforehand.