The sound of all things / written by Myron Uhlberg ; illustrated by Ted Papoulas.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Atlanta, GA : Peachtree Publishers, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 1561458333
- 9781561458332
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | My Body | Uhlberg Myron | Available | 33111008398857 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Experience the sights and sounds of 1930s Brooklyn and Coney Island through the eyes-and ears-of a hearing boy and his deaf parents.
A Brooklyn family takes an outing to Coney Island, where they enjoy the rides, the food, and the sights. The father longs to know how everything sounds. Though his son does his best to interpret their noisy surroundings through sign language, he struggles to convey the subtle differences between the "loud" of the ocean and the "loud" of a roller coaster.
When the family drops in at the library after dinner, the boy makes a discovery. Perhaps the words he needs are within reach, after all.
Myron Uhlberg's story, based on his own childhood experiences, covers the almost unique topic within children's books of children raised by deaf parents. Ted Papoulas beautifully and sensitively portrays the family's day and brings the whole experience to life for readers.
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.