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Books

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

AUTHOR	TITLE	DATE	CALL #
Addabbo, Carole	Dina the Deaf Dinosaur The story of a deaf dinosaur who has run away from home because her parents would not learn sign language.	1998	JE
Alexander, Sally Hobart	She Touched the World: Laura Bridgman, Deaf-Blind Pioneer When she was just two years old, Laura Bridgman lost her sight, her hearing, and most of her senses of smell and taste. Laura learned to communicate, read, and write -- and eventually even to teach.	2008	JB B7645AL
Aseltine, Lorraine	I'm Deaf and It's Okay 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.	1998	J362.42 ASELT
Bergman, Thomas	Finding a Common Language: Children Living with Deafness Bergman follows the activities of a six-year-old girl as she attends a school for the deaf.	1989	J362.42
Blatchford, Claire H.	Going with the Flow 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.	1998	JE
Bowen, Andy	A World of Knowing:A Story About Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet A biography of the founder of the first school for the deaf in the United States who, among other accomplishments, evolved a new sign language and wrote children's books.	1995	JB G13B
Celenza, Anna Harwell	The Heroic Symphony After learning that he is going deaf, Beethoven is determined to write a great symphony and thinks he has found his inspiration in the heroic deeds of Napoleon.	2004	JE CELEN
Dunbar, Joyce	Moonbird Moonchild was blowing bubbles. Big, pearly moon bubbles they were, floating off into outer space. Some burst upon the spikes of stars. Some floated all the way to earth and burst wherever they landed.A Moonchild blows a bubble that pops on an Earth baby and surrounds him in silence...	2006	JE DUNBA
Greenberg, Judith E.	What Is the Sign for Friend? Text and photographs depict the life of Shane, a deaf child, who enjoys school and many other activities with the help of sign language and a hearing aid.	1985	J362.4
Heelan, Jamee Riggio	Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris 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.	2002	J362.42
Kadish, Sharona	Discovering Friendship When Kimberly, who is hearing impaired, joins her sixth-grade class, Samantha befriends her and learns sign language.	1994	JE KADIS
Kent, Deborah	American Sign Language Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today.	2003	J419 KENT
Klein, Adria	Max Learns Sign Language Max takes a class in sign language so that he can talk with his friend, Susan, who cannot hear.	2007	JER KLEIN
Lakin, Pat	Dad and Me in the Morning A deaf boy and his father share a special time as they watch the sun rise at the beach.	1994	JE LAKIN
Landau, Elaine	Deafness Explores the causes of hearing loss, coping with the condition, and achievements in various fields of endeavor by individuals who are deaf.	1994	J617.8 LANDA
Levi, Dorothy Hoffman	A Very Special Sister Laura, who is deaf, is excited about becoming a big sister, but she worries that a new baby who can hear might get more love from their mother than she does.	1992	JE
Lowell, Gloria Roth	Elana's Ears, or How I Became the Best Big Sister in the World Lacey the family dog is jealous of the new baby that her human parents brought home, until she discovers that the baby cannot hear.	2000	JE LOWEL
Ludy, Mark	Grump Tells the story of a town which only sees Mr. McCurry Brogan Howlweister as "the Grump" and the little girl who changes all this -- Lydia, who cannot speak or hear and simply sees him a man who needs a friend to help turn his frown upside-down.	2000	JE LUDY
Luterman, David	Children With Hearing Loss: A Family Guide Contents: The emotional impact of hearing loss / David Luterman -- Hearing aids and cochlear implants / Linda Thibodeau -- Hearing loss and the family / David Luterman -- Listening as a gateway to learning: the classroom / Karen L. Anderson -- The educational system : what parents should know / Cheryl DeConde Johnson	2006	PTC J649.1512 CHILD
Matlin, Marlee	Deaf Child Crossing 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.	2002	J MATLI
Matlin, Marlee	Leading Ladies A deaf fourth-grader finds her true calling when she is cast as Dorothy in a school production of "The Wizard of Oz."	2008	J MATLI
Matlin, Marlee	Nobody's Perfect Megan, a popular and outgoing fourth-grader, is sure that the "perfect" new girl dislikes her because she is deaf, but persistence and a joint science fair project help Megan see that the two girls have something in common after all.	2006	J MATLI
McCully, Emily	My Heart Glow Shares the true story of how one little girl inspired a whole new language--American Sign Language--as well as the founding of a school where it could be taught.	2008	JE MCCUL
Millman, Isaac	Moses Goes to a Concert 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.	1998	JE
Millman, Isaac	Moses Goes to School Moses and his friends enjoy the first day of school at their special school for the deaf and hard of hearing, where they use sign language to talk to each other.	2000	JE
Millman, Isaac	Moses Goes to the Circus Moses, who is deaf, has a good time with his family at the circus, where they communicate using sign language. Includes illustrations of some of the signs they use.	2003	JE
Millman, Isaac	Moses Sees a Play Moses and his classmates, who are deaf or hard of hearing, attend a play at their school, and Moses makes a new friend from another class.	2004	JE
Moss, Marissa	Amelia Lends a Hand 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.	2002	J MOSS
Okimoto, Jean	A Place for Grace With the help of a hearing-impaired man, a little dog finally manages to graduate from a training school for hearing dogs.	1993	JE OKIMO
Peters, Jean Norman	I Am Her Ears: A Story with Pictures of a Three Year Old Rescued Dog Who Leads a New Life as a Certified Hearing Dog Tells the story of Gizmo, a rescued dog who becomes a hearing ear dog.	2004	J636.7 PETER
Poirer, Faim	River of Hands:Deaf Heritage Stories	2000	J RIVER
Powell, Jillian	Jordan Has a Hearing Loss "Jordan shows us how to use sign language and read lips and explains how cinema loop systems work."--back cover.	2005	J618.920978 POWEL
Roth, Judith	Julia's Words At summer camp, a girl learns to experience the world more fully through all of her senses as her deaf bunkmate, Julia, teaches her to communicate through sign language.	2009	JE ROTH
Royston, Angela	Deafness What is deafness? -- How do you hear? -- What stops you hearing? -- Why are some people deaf? -- Loud noises -- Helping hearing problems -- Everyday life -- Living with deafness -- Lip reading -- Signing -- Using sign language -- Sports and games -- Enjoying life.	2005	J 362.42 ROYST
Schaefer, Lola	Some Kids Are Deaf Simple text and photographs describe the condition of deafness and some of the everyday activities of children who are deaf.	2008	J362.42 SCHAE
Seeger, Pete	The Deaf Musicians Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class and together they form a snazzy new band.	2006	JE SEEGE
Shore, Kenneth	Special Kids Problem Solver	1998	PTC J371.9 SHORE
	The Smart Princess, and Other Deaf Tales A collection of four stories from the Deaf community, reflecting Deaf culture and language. Includes hand signs and an interesting history on devices for the Deaf.	2006	J PAPERBK SMART
Stewart, David	Literacy and Your Deaf Child Provides parents with strategies for helping a deaf child learn to read and write, offering activities that parents can do at home with their deaf child and suggestions for working with the child's school and teachers.	2003	PTC J371.912 STEWA
Stryer, Andrea	Kami and the Yaks In the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal, a deaf Sherpa boy proves himself to his father by rescuing his family's yaks from a dangerous storm.	2006	JE STRYE
Tildes, Phyllis Limbacher	The Garden Wall Tim is unhappy about moving to the city and leaving his best friend behind. He has to attend a strange new school and--to make things more difficult-- his next-door neighbor is a girl who is deaf. How can he be friends with her? The author of this story weaves a sensitive story that opens a window to the deaf experience.	2005	JE TILDE
Uhlberg, Myron	Dad, Jackie and Me 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.	2005	JE UHLBE
Uhlberg, Myron	The Printer A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.	2003	JE UHLBE
Walker, Lou Ann	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.	1985	J362.42 WALKE
Wheeler, Jill	Heather Whitestone: Miss America with a Mission Traces the life of the hearing-impaired woman who became the first Miss America with a disability.	1996	JB W58W
Zelonky, Joy	I Can't Always Hear You When Kim, a hearing-impaired girl, begins going to a regular school after having been in a special one, she finds that she isn't as different as she had feared because everyone she meets has individual differences, too.	1980	J

Non-print: DVDs and Videocassettes

Note: All call numbers are for the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana

TITLE	DATE	CALL #
Helen Keller Animated biography of Helen Keller, the blind-deaf girl who, with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, learns to communicate and ends her isolation in a dark and silent world.	2001	DVD JB K282
Once Upon a Time...Children's Classics Retold in American Sign Language Renowned deaf storytellers Ben Bahan and Nathie Marbury incorporate facial expressions, body movements, and signed language in vivid retellings of children's classics. VHS Series.		V J419 ON1
Read with Me: Stories for Your Deaf Preschooler In this video series, signers show how to make the language of popular children's picture books clear and exciting, and how to share the books in a way that your child will want to watch.		DVD J419 READ (DVD) V J419 READ (Videocassette)
Signing Time! Volumes 1-13 Learn American Sign Language signs with your child in a fun and playful way.		DVD J419 SIGNI

Websites

American Society for Deaf Children
Helping families raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing.
http://www.deafchildren.org/

Help Kids Hear
Founded by parents of hard of hearing kids; dedicated to helping other parents find the information and resources they need in dealing with a deaf / hard of hearing (DHH) child.
http://www.helpkidshear.org/index.html

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