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NOTE: The following Deaf-related titles were suggested by the Deaf Services division of the San Francisco, California Public Library. This division is one of the largest and most renowned of any public library in the United States.   Nonfiction - Hearing Loss   Can You Hear a Rainbow? The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris Written by Jamee Riggio Heelan and Illustrated by Nicola Simmonds Hardcover: Peachtree Publishers, c2002 $14.95 (ISBN 1561452688) A deaf child tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other sense to communicate, how his friends help him, and how he goes to public school with an interpreter. Ages 6 to 10. Hearing Loss Written by Carol Baldwin Library Binding: Heinemann Library, c2003 $24.22 (ISBN 1403403515) Examines the causes, symptoms, and the treatment of hearing loss. Ages 9 to 11. Living with Deafness Written by Emma Haughton Library Binding:: Raintree/Steck Vaughn, c2000 $25.70 (ISBN: 081725742X) Explains the condition of deafness, its possible causes, and how it affects the everyday lives of those who are dealing with it. Ages 9 to 12.   Nonfiction - Deaf Culture   American Sign Language Written by Deborah Kent Library Binding: Scholastic Library Publishing, c2003 $24.00 (ISBN 053112018X) Paperback: Franklin Watts, c2003 $8.95 (ISBN 0531166627) Explores the history of American Sign Language and deaf culture, including ongoing controversies within the deaf community today. Ages 10 to 12.   Nonfiction - American Sign Language   Learn a Little Sign Language Written by Harriet Brown and Illustrated by Dustin Patricic Hardcover: Pleasant Company Publications, c1999 $1.95 (ISBN 1562477366) Ages 9 to 12. Learn to Sign the Fun Way: Let Your Fingers Do the Talking with Games, Puzzles, and Activities in American Sign Language Written by Penny Warner and Edited by Jamie Miller Paperback: Crown Publishing, c2001 $13.45 (ISBN 0761532633) Age information not available. Signing at School Written by S. Harold Collins, Illustrated by Kathy Kifer and Dahna Solar Paperback: Garlic Press, c1992 $3.95 (ISBN 0931993474) Presents simple signs and also combines then for communication use in a school setting. Baby to preschool. You Can Learn Sign Language! More Than 300 Words in Pictures Written by Jackie Kramer and Tali Ovadia, Illustrated by John Smith Paperback: Troll Communications L.L.C, c2000 $4.95 (ISBN 0816763364) Hardcover: Troll Communications L.L.C, c2000 $12.65 (ISBN 0613276582) Ages 8 to12. Foods (Beginning Sign Language Series) (Signed English) Written by S. Harold Collins, Illustrated by Kathy Kifer and Dahna Solar Board Book: Garlic Press, c2002 $6.95 (ISBN 1930820097) Presents signs for familiar foods, all accompanied by photographs. Baby to Preschool. First Signs Written by S. Harold Collins, Illustrated by Kathy Kifer and Dahna Solar Board Book: Garlic Press, c2002 $6.95 (ISBN 1930820119) Presents some of the very first words for parents and babies. Baby to preschool.   An Alphabet of Animal Signs Written by S. Harold Collins, Illustrated by Kathy Kifer and Dahna Solar Board Book: Garlic Press, c2002 $6.95 (ISBN 1930820089) Presents A-to-Z animal signs, accompanying illustrations and the finger alphabet. Baby to Preschool.   Signs for Pets & Animal (Early Sign Language Edition) Written by S. Harold Collins, Illustrated by Kathy Kifer and Dahna Solar Board Book: Garlic Press, c2002 $6.95 (ISBN 1930820100) Presents animal signs and accompanying photographs. Baby to Preschool.   Fiction - Picture Books   Mandy Written by Barbara D. Booth and Illustrated by Jim LaMarche Hardcover: HarperCollins, c1991 $16.95 (ISBN 0688103383) Hearing-impaired Mandy risks going out into the scary night, during an impending storm, to look for her beloved grandmother's lost pin. Ages 4 to 8.     Moses Goes to a Concert Written by Isaac Millman Paperback: Frances Foster Books - Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c1998 $5.95 (ISBN 0374453667) Hardcover: Foster Books - Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c1998 $16.00 (ISBN 0374350671) Moses and his schoolmates, all deaf, attend a concert where the orchestra's percussionist is also deaf. Baby to preschool.     Secret Signs Along the Underground Railroad Written by Anita Riggio Paperback: Boyd Mills Press, c1997 $8.95 (ISBN 1563975556) A deaf child helps pass information along the underground railroad using his paintbrush and a panoramic egg. Baby to Preschool. a   Fiction       Can You Feel the Thunder? Written by Lynn E. McElfresh Hardcover: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, c1999 $16.00 (ISBN 068982324X) Thirteen-year-old Mic Parsons struggles with mixed feeling about his deaf and blind sister while at the same time he makes his way through the turmoil of junior high. Ages 9-12. Going with the Flow Written by Claire H. Blatchford and Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter Library Binding: Carolrhoda Books, Inc., c1998 $7.95 (ISBN 1575050602) When Mark changes schools in mid-year, he is angry, lonely, and embarrassed by his deafness, but soon begins to adjust. Ages 4-8. Of Sound Mind Written by Jean Ferris Hardcover: New York, NY: Farrar Straus Giroux, c2001 $16.00 (ISBN 0374355800) Tired of interpreting for his deaf family and resentful of their reliance on him, high school senior Theo finds support and understanding from Ivy, a new student who also has a deaf parent. Ages 12 and older.   Printing - Gutenberg, Printing Press, Role of Printing   Breaking into Print: Before and After the Printing Press Written by Stephen Krensky and Illustrated by Bonnie Christensen Hardcover: Little Brown & Company, c 1996 (ASIN 0316503762) Note: currently out-of-print. New and used copies available starting at $1.93 Colorfully illustrated book covers status of society before and after the invention of the printing press. Ages 9 to 12. Johann Gutenberg and the Amazing Printing Press Written by Bruce Koscielniak Hardcover: Houghton Mifflin Company, c2003 $16.00 (ISBN 0618263519) Ages 9 to 12.   Johann Gutenberg: Master of Modern Printing (Giants of Science) Written by Michael Pollard and Anna Sproule Hardcover: Blackbirch Marketing, c2001 $27.45 (ISBN 1567113354)   Benjamin Saves the Books: An Adventure in Words and Wisdom Written by Christy Holstead Softcover: Graphic Arts Information Network, c2001 $7.00 (ISBN 0883623544) A young boy wishes that no books exists and POOF! His wish comes true. Only available through the Graphics Arts Information Network, this publication is excellent for lessons in reading, the importance of literacy, and valuable role of printed materials in society. Ages 7-10. Books Are Alive! Literacy Outreach Program Leader's Guide Christy Holstead Softcover: Graphic Arts Information Network, c2001 $7.00 (ISBN 0883623552) The instructor's counterpart to Benjamin Saves the Books: An Adventure in Words and Wisdom. Only available through the Graphics Arts Information Network.