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Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Description
Suspicious of sixteen-year-old Marnie, a newcomer to their village, the residents accuse her of witchcraft when she discovers that the village madman is not crazy but deaf and she begins to communicate with him through hand gestures.
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This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for family members. Each page features one family sign within an everyday situation a child might be part of. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today. / Contents: Language for the eyes -- Seeing words -- A living language -- Language under siege -- Keys to communication.
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Pub. Date
2018
Description
American Sign Language Basics A No-nonsense Guide on How to Learn and Master American Sign Language in 3 Days American Sign Language is one of the most beautiful languages in the world, if you have a friends or family who are deaf; American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the most important ways to communicate effectively with them There are many benefits that you can benefit from learning and mastering the art of sign language Once you have mastered...
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"This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for feelings and emotions. Each page features one emotion sign within an everyday situation a child might be a part of. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids,...
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Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Follows the everyday lives of several Deaf school children, describing what they do in school, how they communicate with both hearing and Deaf relatives and friends, what they do for fun, and what being part of the Deaf community means to them"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 5 percent of the world's population has disabling hearing loss. Some people's hearing loss is mild. They can communicate through spoken language and may use a hearing aid. Some people have profound hearing loss, which most people refer to as being deaf. In this book, readers will learn the causes of deafness and the different ways in which deaf people communicate. Full-color photographs...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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"This book introduces young readers to American Sign Language words for foods. Each page features one food sign within an everyday situation a child might be a part of. The opposite page has a bright, fun image as well as an illustration of the sign created by an in-house designer and simple, step-by-step directions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO."...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"An astonishingly revisionist biography of Alexander Graham Bell, telling the true--and troubling--story of the inventor of the telephone. We think of Alexander Graham Bell as the inventor of the telephone, but that's not how he saw his own career. Bell was an elocution teacher by profession. As the son of a deaf woman and, later, husband to another, his goal in life from adolescence was to teach the deaf to speak. Even his tinkering sprang from his...