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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Deaf children are not hearing children who can't hear, and having a deaf child is not analogous to having a hearing child who can't hear. Beyond any specific effects of hearing loss, deaf children are far more diverse than their hearing age-mates. A lack of access to language, limited incidental learning and social interactions, as well as the possibility of secondary disabilities, mean that deaf children face a variety of challenges in language,...
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Language
English
Description
Set in the extreme landscape of Alaska, 'The Quality of Science' follows the story of Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby. Yasmin arrives in Alaska to be told her husband, Matt, is dead, the victim of a catastrophic accident. Yasmin, unable to accept this as truth, sets out into the frozen winter landscape, taking Ruby with her in search of answers. But as a storm closes in, Yasmin realizes that a very human danger may be keeping pace with them. And...
Author
Publisher
One Elm Books, an imprint of Red Chair Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Following an accident that took his mother's life eight years before, doctors discovered Scott Schroeder was suddenly deaf. Picking up on conversations he lip-reads, Scott figures out a big family secret concerning his father and uncle and makes his mind up to play a part in their reconciliation"--
Publisher
Network Ireland Television
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by real-life events, this Oscar-winning short follows Libby, a profoundly deaf child nearing her first day at school. Her emotionally distant, overwhelmed mother and workaholic father seek out a quick fix to make their 'broken' child more equipped to handle the real world.Libby has lived in a world of silence but a fresh-faced social worker Joanne helps Libby transform. A once withdrawn four-year-old suddenly feels connected to the world...
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
If you could make your deaf child hear, would you? Sound and fury is the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Together they confront a technological device that can help the deaf to hear but may also threaten deaf culture, and their bonds with each other.
8) El deafo
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English
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The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers! In this funny, poignant graphic novel memoir, author/illustrator Cece Bell chronicles...
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English
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In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and...
12) Cheer champs
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Leah practices gymnastics all the time and she would like to join the cheer squad, but she is also deaf and she struggles with the count of the routine in practice--but another girl, Monica, who can sign a little, offers to help her with the routine and together the girls come up with a plan so the team can nail the routine during competition.
13) Mighty Mila
Author
Publisher
Mighty Books, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
Mila wants to prove to her family that she's a big kid. She uses her creativity, willpower, and even her new cochlear impant hearing devices, to tackle one big kid activity after another. But when faced with something new that she can't figure out on her own, will Mila finally prove just how mighty she is?
Author
Publisher
[Kathleen Marcath]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Every day brings a new adventure for Dylan as he plays with his favorite monster trucks. Dylan is also learning American Sign Language and knows how to sign the words for the colors and sounds of his favorite trucks.
Author
Publisher
Severn House Large Print
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Janet Morley returns to England from Nepal with a young, deaf boy hoping she will find the medical help he needs, but finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue and murder surrounding an unprecedented treatment by eminent neurosurgeon David Somers.
17) Show me a sign
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Language
English
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It is 1805 and Mary Lambert has always felt safe among the deaf community of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard where practically everyone communicates in a shared sign language, but recent events have shattered her life; her brother George has died, land disputes between English settlers and the Wampanoag people are becoming increasingly bitter, and a "scientist" determined to discover the origins of the islands' widespread deafness has decided she makes...
Author
Series
[Show me a sign trilogy] volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a young teacher on Martha's Vineyard, Mary Lambert feels restless and adrift. So when a league of missionaries invite her to travel abroad, she knows it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. Paris is home to a pioneering deaf school where she could meet its visionary instructors Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc--and even bring back their methods to help advance formal deaf education in America! But the endeavor comes at a cost: The missionaries' plan...
Pub. Date
© 2013
Language
English
Description
Investigates the secret crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children in a school under his control. The film documents the first known public protest against the pontiff himself. The investigation helped uncover documents from the secret Vatican archives that show the Pope, who must operate within the mysterious rules of the Roman Curia, as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil.
20) Can bears ski?
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Little Bear feels the world around him. He feels the floor shake when someone stomps to get his attention - but something is missing. Little Bear is not sure what is happening. All around him he hears the familiar refrain: "Can bears ski?" Then Dad Bear takes him to see an audiologist and they learn that Little Bear has been experiencing deafness. With new hearing aids, he discovers that "Can bears ski?" is actually "Can you hear me?" His new world...
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