Silent Lotus

LeVar takes the opportunity to explore the vast and expressive world of non-verbal communication by watching mimes and talking with people who communicate using sign language. He also learns how deafness impacts people's lives.

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Silent Lotus

Lotus, a young Cambodian girl who cannot hear or speak, is invited to become a dancer in the king's court.

Author: Jeanne M. Lee
Illustrator: Jeanne M. Lee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux

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The Handmade Alphabet

The Handmade Alphabet

Presents the manual alphabet, used in American Sign Language. Illustrations link each letter, in an imaginative way, with a word that begins with a corresponding letter of the written alphabet.

Author: Laura Rankin
Illustrator: Laura Rankin
Publisher: Penguin

 
Hand Rhymes

Hand Rhymes

A collection of fourteen nursery rhymes and poems with diagramed hand games for children to play.

Author: Marc Brown
Illustrator: Marc Brown
Publisher: Penguin

 
Amy: the Story of a Deaf Child

Amy: the Story of a Deaf Child

Text and photographs depict the life of deaf fifth-grader Amy Rowley, who goes to a regular school and enjoys normal activities with the help of hearing aids and sign language. Includes photographs of Amy signing several everyday words and a list of resources and books.

Author: Lou Ann Walker
Photos by: Michael Abramson
Publisher: Penguin

 
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