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"True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history final, and have doctors, politicians, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges readers into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they'll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who's never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school's golden boy, whose world is rocked...
6) Simple signs
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Demonstrates through illustrations and brief text twenty-nine American Sign Language signs for words such as hello, cry, dog, and love.
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Perfect for kids of all ages who would like to learn the basics of ASL. Kids are introduced to useful signs for everyday concepts such as eating, telling time, weather, parts of the body, feelings, and emotions. Along the way, children will also gain valuable insight into the deaf culture.
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"Learn a new language--American Sign Language--with this fully illustrated guide to the thousand most commonly signed words."-- publisher's website.
An introduction to American Sign Language includes an extensive vocabulary section--organized by common themes--with each word clearly illustrated with two to four photographs showing the beginning, middle and end positions of the sign and instructional arrows to indicate movement.
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"Features more than 1,000 ASL sign drawings; all signs paired with ... color illustrations; introduction [explains] how to sign ASL and fingerspell; complete index of English terms for each sign, including synonyms; sample sentences using specific words to match every sign's meaning"--Page 4 of cover.
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Few children can communicate effectively before eighteen months of age, but sign language can allow baby and parent to reduce the frustration up to a year earlier. With more than 450 full-color photos, text, and sidebars, Knack Baby Sign Language provides a user-friendly, efficient method to learn and teach a baby sign language. Organized by age, it provides signs appropriate to use with babies, with toddlers, and with older children for
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"Better communication is right around the corner with Teach Your Baby to Sign. You may feel like you can't possibly be any closer with your young child, but the truth is, you can--through sign language. The gift of signing helps children communicate well before they have the verbal ability to do so. Whether you have a young child who hasn't started talking yet, or a child with special needs, signing can open the door to better understanding and connection....
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"Babies can learn to sign before they can speak, and sign language gives them a way to express their wants and needs, easing their frustration. It allows parents to know that their babies are thinking, curb challenging behavior, and have fun 'chatting' about daily activities. A special world of communication awails you, where you will create wonderful memories that will last your family a lifetime. With this easy-to-follow program, you and your baby...
16) Set me free
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Three years after being kidnapping from her home in Martha's Vineyard, fourteen-year-old Mary Lambert receives a letter from Nora O'Neal, a servant in the house where she was held, who tells her of an eight-year-old girl where she is now employed whom Nora believes to be a deaf-mute, but who is being treated as insane, and asks Mary to come and teach the nameless child; a little scared, but intrigued, and bored with domestic life, Mary agrees--only...
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