Rosa's Parrot Jan Wahl Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999 Rosa is hard of hearing and she relies on her parrot, Pico, to repeat things loudly for her, but sometimes Pico takes advantage of Rosa to create mischief.             Kami and the Yaks1 review Andrea Stenn Stryer Bay Otter Press, 2007 SFC 4 star review This story is about a young Sherpa boy who is deaf. The Sherpa's live in the Himalaya Mountains. They help guide climbers and carry gear or supplies for the people who live in the small villages on the mountainsides. Kami's family makes a living as one of the Sherpa people. They have yaks, which ...             Dad and Me in the Morning3 reviews Patricia Lakin Albert Whitman & Company, 1994 Dad and Me in the Morning + Dad and Me in the Morning + Inclusion at it's best! As a Deaf person myself, I was pleased with the positive imagines in this work. This is an excellent book based on the relationship between a deaf child and his father. It displayed the father's acceptence of his child's need for ASL (American Sign Language) and the williness and time to learn ...             Mandy (Passports)2 reviews Barbara D Booth Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993 An Inspiration! + Mandy Mandy is a really unique picture book dealing with the issue of deafness. It is a heart warming story about a young deaf girl and her grandmother. It is filled with profound statements expressing Mandy's "Deaf" perspective of the hearing world she lives in. While ending a dance in the kitchen ...             After Hamelin10 reviews Bill Richardson Annick Press, 2000 Gets better with time + Create Your Own Review + Um....eheh + Pipe, Pipe, Pipe away Piper! + An amazing book             Moses Sees a Play (Moses Goes to)2 reviews Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004 FOR DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN + BRAVO ! Let's all become actors with 'flying fingers' . . . Today, Moses and his school have some special visitors. They are the actors of The Little Theatre of the Deaf. They present plays in a special way. Moses' teacher, Mr. Samuel invites a hearing class to see the play with Moses' class. Manuel is with the visiting class. He is new and speaks Spanish. ...             Moses Goes to School (Moses Goes to)3 reviews Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2000 Linking Movement to Literature - A Book for All Children + My students loved! Moses Goes to School is a book written for children, and its language is well suited to informing the understandings of hearing children. Far from being a linguistic primer in the morphology of American Sign Language written for college students and professors, it is instead a wonderful for way ...             I'm Deaf and It's Okay (A Concept Book)2 reviews Lorraine Aseltine, Evelyn Mueller, ... Albert Whitman & Company, 1986 A Child Learns to Accept His Deafness + I'm Deaf and it's okay A young deaf boy faces many frustrations until he meets a deaf teenager who helps him to deal with growing up in a world without sound. Written by teachers of the deaf, this book is a sensitive look at a child coping with growing up with a hearing loss. Young children really respond favorably to ...             Hasta Luego, San Diego (Flying Fingers Club, Vol 3)1 review Jean F. Andrews Gallaudet University Press, 1991 Cultural Mystery Understanding of the challenges Deaf children face has always been a strength of Jean Andrews work. Matt and his friends once again face the unknown together, and this time they learn about differences between Mexican and American culture. This book is easey for middle graders to read, and will ...             The Smart Princess and Other Deaf Tales1 review Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf Second Story Press, 2006 Courtesy of Teens Read Too A product of the Ladder Awards II: Story Swap Program in Canada, THE SMART PRINCESS AND OTHER DEAF TALES is a short book perfect for all ages, and for everyone, regardless of whether they are deaf or not. This is a great book to be used as a read-aloud for young children, or a short enough chapter ...             Silent Lotus (Reading Rainbow Book)2 reviews Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1994 Beautiful Book! + Excellent story The illustrations in this book are a beautiful as the story. I had to read (sign) a book to my ASL2 class and was happy to find this book. After practicing with it for a while, I fell in love with the art and the message. I couldn't help myself, I had to purchase my own copy. I highly recommend ...             Gaps in Stone Walls1 review John Neufeld Atheneum, 1996 Good but the conclusion was too neat. This book was good but the conclusion was too neat. Also it didn't make sense that Merry was able to throw the big, heavy stone. But the part were Merrie ran away and had to hide in the woods was good. This story was about 12 year old Merrie, a deaf girl on Martha's Vineyard in 1880, who must prove ...             The Deaf Musicians Pete Seeger, Paul Dubois Jacobs Putnam Juvenile, 2006 Poor Lee! He used to be a jazzman who could make the piano go yimbatimba- TANG—zang-zang. But now he’s lost his hearing, and the bandleader had to let him go. So Lee goes to a school for the deaf to learn sign language. There, he meets Max, who used to play the sax. Riding the subway to class, they start signing about all the songs they love. A bass player named Rose joins in and soon ...             Jakes the Name : Sixth Grades the Game1 review Deb Piper Royal Fireworks Publishing Company, 1996 Excellent! One that should be a part of everyones classroom. Finally, a book that highlights a subject that few authors have ventured too. It is a humorous tale of a deaf child that is mainstreemed into the public school system, and we are along for the ride. The book covers issues of deafness and adolecents in a very humorous way, that we all can relate ...             Just Like Everybody Else Lillian Rosen Harcourt, 1981 Fifteen-year-old Jenny struggles to resume a normal life following an accident that leaves her deaf.             T4 a novel39 reviews Ann Clare LeZotte Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Wonderful Short Little Book + Great teaching tool for diversity + A fresh take on a horrific event I found this book easy to read, easy to enjoy and easy to finish! That might be great for my students and I will definitely put into my classroom library. I enjoyed the book very much. It tells a tale of a deaf girl who must be hidden from the Nazi's because the Nazis are killing children with ...             Secret Signs: Escape Through the Underground Railroad Anita Riggio Boyds Mills Press, 2002 In the mid-1800s, Luke and his mother help support themselves by making panoramic eggs of maple sugar. When a man bursts into their home and accuses them of hiding slaves, Luke's mother denies the charges--although she is planning to meet her contact on the Underground Railroad that very day. With his mother held at home, Luke, who is deaf, must use his resources and creative talents to help make ...             Going With the Flow (First Person) Claire H. Blatchford Carolrhoda Books, 1998 When Mark changes schools in mid-year, he is angry, lonely, and embarrassed by his deafness, but he soon begins to adjust. Includes information about deafness.             Belonging (Flying Fingers Club)4 reviews Virginia M. Scott Topeka Bindery, 1999 This book inspired me very much, it's a great book to read. + "Deep down, I'm still Me" + Nice Work In "Belonging" this girl came up with a disease called Metingitis, she is now deaf and learns about deaf people. This book made me think that some people aren't as fortunate as us.             Jamie's Tiger1 review Jan Wahl, Tomie dePaola Harcourt Childrens Books (J), 1978 Fabulous writing and dePaola's signature characters . . . I discovered this book by accident. The cover didn't look like much but I read it anyway, and I am so glad that I did. I found, inside the un-impressive cover, a beautiful story about a little boy who lost his hearing to the German measles. At his birthday party Jamie is given a stuffed tiger ...