Ancona, George. Handtalk Zoo. (J 419 An)
Words and sign language depict children at the zoo discovering how to sign the names of various animals and how to tell time.
Aseltine, Lorraine. I'm Deaf, and It's Okay. (J 362.42 As)
A young boy describes the frustrations caused by his deafness and the encouragement he receives from a deaf teenager that he can lead an active life.
Bergman, Thomas. Finding a Common Language: Children Living with Deafness. (J 362.42 Be)
Follows the activities of a six-year-old Swedish girl as she attends a nursery school for the deaf.
Blatchford, Claire H. Going with the Flow. (J 362.42 Bl)
When Mark changes schools in mid-year, he is angry, lonely, and embarrassed by his deafness, but he soon begins to adjust.
Charlip, Remy. Handtalk Birthday: A Number and Story Book in Sign Language. (J 419 Ch)
Words and sign language depict friends helping a deaf woman celebrate her birthday.
Gordon, Melanie Apel. Let's Talk about Deafness. (J 617.8 Go)
Discusses deafness, its causes, and how deaf people cope with their condition and live full lives despite their inability to hear.
Heelan, Jamee Riggio. Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris. (J 362.42 He)
A deaf child tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other senses to communicate, how his friends help him, and how he goes to public school with an interpreter.
Lakin, Patricia. Dad and Me in the Morning. (Ej La)
A deaf boy and his father share a special time as they watch the sun rise at the beach.
Lee, Jeanne. Silent Lotus. (Ej Le)
Although she cannot speak or hear, Lotus trains as a Khmer court dancer and becomes eloquent in dancing out the legends of the gods.
Levine, Edna Simon. Lisa and Her Soundless World. (J 362.42 Le)
A little girl with impaired hearing learns through various methods to use and understand speech.
Miller, Mary Beth. Handtalk School. (J 419 Mi)
Words and sign language depict a group of students involved in putting on a Thanksgiving play at a school for deaf children.
Millman, Isaac. Moses
Goes to a Concert. (Ej Mi)
Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra's
percussionist is also deaf. Includes illustrations in sign language and a
page showing the manual alphabet. The first of several "Moses" books.
Okimoto, Jean Davies. A Place for Grace. (Ej Ok)
With the help of a hearing-impaired man, a little dog finally manages to graduate from a training school for hearing dogs.
Peterson, Jeanne. I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Deaf. (J 362.42 Pe)
A young girl describes how her deaf sister experiences everyday things.
Rankin, Laura. The Handmade Alphabet. (J 419 Ra)
Presents the handshape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.
Uhlberg, Myron. Dad, Jackie, and Me. (J Uh)
In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson.
Uhlberg, Myron. The Printer. (Ej Uh)
A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.
Woodhouse, Jayne. Helen Keller. (J 921 Ke)
A simple introduction to the life of the blind and deaf woman who changed the world's opinions about disabilities such as her own.
Armstrong, Jennifer. Mary Mehan Awake. (J Ar)
While working as a servant in the home of a naturalist, Mary Mehan gradually recovers from the numbing effects of her experience as a Civil War nurse and falls in love with a man who had lost his hearing.
Blatchford, Claire H. Nick's Secret. (J Bl)
Nick, a deaf seventh grader, befriends a mysterious girl who is training and protecting a pack of valuable sheepdogs on her own.
Corcoran, Barbara. A Dance to Still Music. (J Co)
Deafened by an illness, fourteen-year-old Margaret refuses to accept her condition and runs away in fear that her mother's remarriage may mean she'll be sent to a boarding school for the deaf.
Dowell, Frances O'Roark. Dovey Coe. (J Do)
When accused of murder in her North Carolina mountain town in 1928, Dovey Coe, a stronged-willed twelve-year-old girl, comes to a new understanding of others, including her deaf brother.
Ludy, Mark. Grump. (J Lu)
Grumpy Mr. Howlweister, a feared legend in the town of Dinkerwink, has his heart changed by the compassion and love of a little girl.
McElfresh, Lynn E. Can you Feel the Thunder? (J Ma)
Thirteen-year-old Mic Parsons struggles with mixed feelings about his deaf and blind sister while at the same time he makes his way through the turmoils of junior high.
Matlin, Marlee. Deaf Child Crossing. (J Ma)
Despite the fact that Megan is deaf and Cindy can hear, the two girls become friends when Cindy moves into Megan's neighborhood, but when they go away to camp, their friendship is put to the test.
Moss, Marissa. Amelia Lends a Hand. (J Mo)
Amelia had expected to have a quiet summer, but instead she makes friends with a deaf boy who moves in next door, deals with her grouchy older sister, has an asthma attack, and goes to a family reunion. Features hand-printed text and drawings and thirty-two sign language flash cards.
Myers, Anna. Hoggee. (J My)
Always overshadowed by his competitive older brother, especially in their work as mule drivers on the Erie Canal, fourteen-year-old Howard finally finds the courage to pursue his dreams of becoming an educator after he learns about sign language and teaches it to his deaf friend in nineteenth-century New York State.
Richardson, Bill. After Hamelin. (J Ri)
Penelope awakens on the morning of her birthday to find that she has gone
deaf. This same day, the Pied Piper returns to Hamelin after getting rid of
its rats. But this time he has come for the children. Because Penelope cannot
hear the piping, she is left behind, and she sets off to rescue the children
of Hamelin.
Riskind, Mary. Apple is My Sign. (J Ri)
A 10-year-old boy returns to his parents' apple farm for the holidays after his first term at a school for the deaf in Philadelphia.
Shreve, Susan Richards. The Gift of the Girl Who Couldn't Hear. (J Sh)
Two friends, one of whom is deaf, help each other when tryouts are held for
a seventh-grade production of "Annie."
Smith, D. J. The Boys of San Joaquin. (J Sm)
In a small California town in 1951, twelve-year-old Paolo and his deaf cousin Billy get caught up in a search for money missing from the church collection, leading them to complicated discoveries about themselves, other family members, and townspeople they thought they knew.
St. George, Judith. Dear Dr. Bell-Your friend, Helen Keller. (J 921 Ke)
Follows the parallel lives of Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell, who continued to encounter and support each other from that eventful meeting when he recommended she be given a teacher and thus led her to Annie Sullivan.
Taylor, Theodore. Tuck Triumphant. (J Ta)
Fourteen-year-old Helen, her blind dog Friar Tuck, and her family face some dramatic challenges when they discover that the Korean boy they have adopted is deaf.
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Helen Keller. (J 921 Ke)
A brief biography of the woman who overcame her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.
Barrett, Mary Brigid. Sing to the Stars. (Ej Ba)
When Ephram becomes friends with a blind man in his neighborhood and finds out that Mr. Washington was a famous pianist who hasn't touched a piano for a long time, he resolves to get the man back on stage.
Brighton, Catherine. My Hands, My World. (Ej Br)
With her secret friend, a young blind child goes through an ordinary day, sensing the world around her by feeling, smelling, talking, and hearing.
Condra, Estelle. See the Ocean. (Ej Co)
Driving through mountain fog to the beach, two young brothers compete to see who will catch the first glimpse of the ocean, but it is their blind sister Nellie who senses it first.
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe. The Hickory Chair. (Ej Fr)
A blind boy tells of his warm relationship with his grandmother and the gift she left for him after her death.
Johnson, Danielle. Fluffy. (Ej Jo)
Sam loses his cat Fluffy, who is old and blind, and fears that he will never see her again.
Karim, Roberta. Mandy Sue Day. (Ej Ka)
Using her senses of taste, hearing, touch, and smell, a blind girl enjoys a special day on the farm.
Kroll, Virginia. Naomi Knows It's Springtime. (Ej Kr)
Beautiful illustrations accompany the text that describes the many sensory ways Naomi, a young girl who is blind, can feel that winter has changed into spring.
Lang, Glenna. Looking Out for Sarah. (Ej La)
Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York.
MacLachlan, Patricia. Through Grandpa's Eyes. (Ej Ma)
A young boy learns a different way of seeing the world from his blind grandfather.
Rau, Dana Meachen. The Secret Code. (J-ER Ra)
Oscar, who is blind, teaches Lucy how to read his Braille book.
Strom, Maria Diaz. Rainbow Joe and Me. (Ej St)
Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on his saxophone.
Yolen, Jane. The
Seeing Stick. (Ej Yo)
Relates how an old man teaches the emperor's blind daughter to see.
Creech, Sharon. Granny Torrelli Makes Soup. (J Cr)
With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.
Hermann, Spring. Seeing Lessons: The Story of Abigail Carter and America's First School for the Blind. (J He)
When ten-year-old Abby Carter attends the newly established school for the blind in Boston in 1832, she proves that blind people can learn and be independent.
McElfresh, Lynn E. Can you Feel the Thunder? (J Ma)
Thirteen-year-old Mic Parsons struggles with mixed feelings about his deaf and blind sister while at the same time he makes his way through the turmoils of junior high.
Van Nutt, Julia. A Cobtown Christmas: From the Diaries of Lucy Hart. (J Va)
In 1845, Cobtown's Christmas is affected by the failure of the organ at the party being given to feed the residents' pets and by the arrival of a mysterious blind man who does not speak English.
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