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Author
Series
Publication Date
2022
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language! Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all -- she's preparing for her dance...
Author
Series
Baby-sitters Club volume 16
Publisher
Scholastic
Publication Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Jessi is learning a secret language for a special child, Matt Braddock, who has been deaf since birth and uses sign language to speak.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus Illustrated
Publication Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Danton! He loves his dogs and playing football. He's also deaf. Danton is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Publication Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When four-year-old Claudia Marseille was diagnosed with severe hearing loss and received her first hearing aid, her lifelong journey to fit in began. Here, she reveals how she overcame loneliness and isolation and carved out a fulfilling life for herself somewhere between the mainstream culture and the Deaf world." -- publisher marketing.
7) Soundless
Author
Publication Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Publication Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
"In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of deafness and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who is deaf and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of deafness is highlighted."--Amazon.com
Author
Publication Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf. Millions of Americans suffer from hearing loss. Faced with the...
Author
Publisher
Facts On File
Publication Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
The Encyclopedia of Deafness and Hearing Disorders provides the most comprehensive source of information available about hearing impairment, as well as about treatments, noted specialists, and helpful organizations. More than 600 entries explain both the physical and psychological effects of living with hearing loss, in nonclinical language that is easy to understand. Topics include: degrees of hearing loss, from slight impairment to complete deafness;...
Author
Publisher
Profile Books
Publication Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In 1997, Bella Bathurst began to go deaf. Within a few months, she had lost half her hearing, and the rest was slipping away. She wasn't just missing punchlines, she was missing most of the conversation - and all of the jokes. For the next twelve years deafness shaped her life, until, in 2009, everything changed again. 'Sound' draws on this extraordinary experience, exploring what it is like to lose your hearing and - as Bella eventually did - to...
15) Left out
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Publication Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
A heartfelt and moving story about a deaf boy's journey to change how others see him, both on and off the football field.
Author
Series
Puppy friends volume 9
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Publication Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Spike is adorable-but he never does what he's told. His owner, Karen, doesn't know what to do with him. Then one day, Karen notices something very important about Spike. And soon everyone knows just how special Spike really is.
Author
Series
Publication Date
2018
Accelerated Reader
IL: - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 0.5
Language
English
Description
Many people are born with or develop hearing problems, which leads them to wear hearing aids. Readers learn about how these devices help those with hearing problems through accessible text and fact boxes that focus on science, technology, and guidance. The sensitive tone promotes self-acceptance for those who wear hearing aids, provides answers for those who may need them, and fosters a sense of empathy among readers who may know people with hearing...
19) Caspian rain
Author
Publisher
MacAdam/Cage
Publication Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The marriage of an Iranian couple begins to disintegrate as the husband seeks the company of a younger and wealthier woman, and the young daughter, Yaas, who narrates the story, becomes increasingly deaf as she struggles for her mother's approval.