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(0)Myron Uhlberg
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Myron Uhlberg was born the hearing son of two deaf parents at a time when American Sign Language was not well established and deaf people were often dismissed as being unintelligent. In this moving and eye-opening memoir, he recalls the daily difficulties and hidden joys of growing up as the intermediary between his parents' silent world and the world of the hearing.
4) Me and McGee
Author
Language
English
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Description
Last year, McGee, the Catbirds' best hitter, walloped a home run, cleared the bases, and won the Apple Valley Championship. It's been a long winter and the pitcher has practiced every day, memorized those 108 stitches on the ball. There are two strikes and McGee steps up to the plate. Just like last year. The pitcher throws the Slither Ball, the Brush-Cut Ball, and, finally, the Cannonball Express, with that sweet spot that only McGee can see. Will...
Author
Language
English
Description
As a baby, Helen Keller lost her hearing and sight to a rare illness. For five years, the world around her was a mystery. Then one day, her teacher taught Helen a single name, and her world started to grow. She went on to graduate from college, write books, and travel the country, speaking out for people with disabilities. Helen Keller's world never stopped growing. And her story is a reminder that behind every name is something precious, waiting...
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
10) The printer
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the newspaper printing plant where he worked.
11) Lemuel, the fool
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Pub
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After journeying around the world in search of the magical city of his dreams, Lemuel discovers there's no place like home.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hearing boy and his deaf parents from Brooklyn enjoy the rides, food, and sights of 1930's Coney Island where the father longs to know about how everything sounds and his son tries to interpret the noisy surroundings through sign language and a wealth of new words learned from a trip to the library.