Health - Deafness

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The Menstuff® library lists pertinent books on Deafness by category thanks to Gallaudet University.

General Books
Pre-school Readers
Grades 1-3
Upper Elementary
Teen Readers
Issues
Resources

General Books:

• Ancona, G & M.D. Miller. Handtalk Zoo. Depicts signs for animals at the zoo through a story featuring deaf storyteller Mary Beth and a group of her young friends visiting the zoo. Four Winds Press, 1989
• Bahan, B & J. Dannis, Signs for Me: Basic Sign Vocabulary for Children. Introduces more than 300 signs in section dealing with feelings, people, family, animals, transportation, safety. Dawn Sign Press, 1987
• Bourke, L., Handmade ABC: A manual alphabet. Introduces the manual alphabet through illustration of each handshape and of items beginning with each letter--e.g., for "R", ribbon, rip, ruffle. Addison Wesley Publishing, 1981
• Bragg, Bernard & Jack Olson, Meeting Halfway in ASL: A common ground for effective communication among deaf and hearing people. The most lavishly-illustrated photographic sign-language book ever published (approximately 1,300 photographs). An ideal supplementary text for intermediate sign-language classes-but can be used and enjoyed by beginning and advanced students as well. Contains complete frame-by-frame visualizations of two anecdotes, the authors' "Crackers", "Experiences of a Hearing Educator," a "Dialogue" and Robert Frost's poem "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening."  Photos of 43 indispensable handshapes/classifiers are also featured. Practice texts include the author's "The Day I Almost Got Fired for Signing" and the hilarious "Beefeater Catastrophe."  With introduction, explanation, notes, glosses and bibliography. ISBN 0-9634016-7-X Order at www.deaflife.com/or deaflife@deaflife.com or TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Butterworth, Rod & Mickey Flodin, The Pocket Dictionary of Signing: A handy, easy-to-use guide to over 500 signs of American Sign Language. Here is the first pocket guide to American Sign Language (Ameslan) available today. Arranged in an alphabetical, easy-to-use dictionary format, it contains 450 signing entries with accompanying directions and illustrations. Among the highlights of the book are: A selection of the most commonly used phrases. Separate sections on how to form numbers, letters, construct word endings, and how to fingerspell. A memory aid to assist in recalling how to make each sign. Sample sentences o clarify grammatical usage. A complete index of entries and their synonyms for each cross-referencing. So portable it can be carried in a pocket or purse. Perigee Books, 1987 ISBN 0-399-51347-7
• Charpin, R. & M.B. Miller, Handtalk Birthday: A number and story book in sign languages. Shows through words and photographs the surprise birthday party for a deaf woman given by her friends. The woman tries to guess what is in each box according to its shape and size. MacMillan Publishing, 1987
• Luczak, Raymond, St. Michael's Fall. A richly detailed evocation of growing up deaf, Catholic and oral in a small Michigan town (Ironwood) during the 1970s. Witty, comical, tragic, ironic, intimate and epic, told in the author's unique "voice". Anyone who has ever worn a bulky body-pack hearing aid or struggled to decipher a parent's garbled voice over the telephone will immediately recognize the author's experience. "Crucifixion" is a powerful allegory about Deaf history and the human cost of the "Great Communications Debate" - the bitter "war of methods" that erupted in the 19th century. ISBN 0-9634016-8-8 Order at www.deaflife.com/dlpressbooks/smf.html TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Kelley, Walter, Victory Week. A child's-eye view of the March 1988 "Deaf President Now" protest. The story of DPN retold in a very simple and easy-to-read text, just for children. Fully illustrated with 19 stunning full-color watercolor paintings. Coming soon. ISBN 0-9634016-9-6. Order at www.deaflife.com/dlpressbooks/vw.html TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Miller, M.B. & G. Ancona, Handtalk School. Shows in words and photographs a group of students involved in putting on a Thanksgiving play at a school for deaf students. Four Winds Press, 1991
• Moore, Matthew & Linda Levitan, For Hearing People Only. Here, in a handy Q/A format, are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about deaf people, their community, and their language. E.g., "Is there one sign language for all countries?" "Do all deaf people read lips?" "What is a Deaf culture?" "How do deaf people feel when a hearing person approaches them in public using sign language?" Each of the 60 chapters is illustrated. Easy-to-read, enjoyable introduction to a complicated subject. Written especially for those with NO background. 336 pages includes index and bibliography. The first book of its kind. And the most popular "Deaf Studies" handbook ever! Hardcover: ISBN 0-9634016-2-9; Paperback ISBN 0-9634016-1-0 Order at www.deaflife.com/dlpressbooks/hpo.html TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Moore, Matthew & Robert Panara, Great Deaf Americans, 2nd ed. Newly revised, expanded and updated, 70 chapters comprising 77 brief biographical profiles of eminent deaf people, past and contemporary, in a variety of fields, from teaching, representing the diversity of deaf identities in America, from culturally-Deaf to oral, from born-deaf to late-deafened. Teachers, lawyers, advocates, artists, athletes, scholars, journalists, scientists, administrators, leaders, travelers, communications pioneers, an Art Deco architect, an innovative shoestring-budget ASL filmmaker, one of the world's finest botanical artists, and the "World's Greatest Lifeguard" are here. Each chapter is illustrated with at least one portrait; mostly photographs. Includes a detailed bibliography. ISBN 0-9634016-6-1 Order at www.deaflife.com/dlpressbooks/ohd.html TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Panara, Robert, Of His Deafness: and other melodies unheard. A variety of poems, five decades worth...romantic, epic, serious, nostalgic, humorous, or just-for-fun...by the legendary teacher, writer, drama coach, sports buff. Includes his prize-winning title poem. Subjects include courtship, war, portrait sketches, Gallaudet College days, nature, baseball and satire. Also includes his essay "On Teaching Poetry to the Dead (Or: Let the student be the poem!)" With an introductory tribute-in-verse by Sal Parlato, Jr. ISBN 0-9634016-5-3 Order at www.deaflife.com/dlpressbooks/ohd.html TTY at 301.585.4440 or 800.825.9187 or 909.594.0169
• Rankin, L, The Handbook Alphabet. Depicts through full-page, full-color illustrations each of the 26 letters of the manual alphabet along with an illustration of an object whose spelling begins with the letter, for example, "c"--cup, "v"--valentine, "x"--x-ray. Dial Books, 1991
• Sandy, Steven and Randy Fisher, "Dummy" Hoy. Work is underway on this book, using old newspaper clippings and records, rare photographs of the Hoy family, the extensive documentation compiled by the author's/researcher's, the team is preparing a meticulously researched biography of the first deaf major-leaguer. There will be an appendix containing a genealogical note on Hoy's ancestry, and information on the Meyer and Nowak play. Although "Dummy" Hoy has been mentioned in numerous books, and is the subject of innumerable newspaper and magazine articles, there is, as far as we know, no book-length biography. Due Spring, 2000. Deaf Life Press. Prepublication price of $15.95 direct on-line from publisher at www.dummyboy.com/new_book/index.html.

Pre-School:

• Chaplin, S, I Can Sign My ABC's. Shows signs made with the handshape for each letter of the American manual alphabet. Gallaudet University Press www.gallaudet.edu, 1986
• Gillen, P.B., My Signing Book of Numbers. Shows each number from one through 20 made by a child. The illustrations include objects for counting. The index includes illustrations of signs for the 32 objects shown in the text. Kendall Green Publications/Gallaudet University Press, www.gallaudet.edu, 1988

Grades 1-3:

• Adler, D.A., Finger Spelling Fun. Presents the American manual alphabet and offers practice activities, including riddles. Franklin Watts (A Grover Co.), 1980
• Baker, P.J., My First Book of Sign. Illustrates 150 signs for words young children use frequently. Kendall Green Publications/Gallaudet University Press www.gallaudet.edu 1986
• Charlip, R. & Miller, M.B., Handtalk: An ABC of fingerspelling and sign language. Introduces the American manual alphabet through full-page color photographs. Parents' Magazine Press. 1974
• Ets, M.H., Talking Without Words: I can, can you? Offers examples of how people communicate through gestures and facial expressions, including sign language. Viking Press, 1968
• Sesame Street Staff and Linda Hayward, Sesame Street Sign Language Fun with Linda Bove, Featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets. Presents signs for words commonly used by young children. Linda Bove, a deaf actress along with Sesame Street characters demonstrates the signs in the categories such as "In the morning," "School days," "Action words." and "People in the neighborhood." Random House, Children's Television Workshop, 1980
• Sullivan, M.B., L. Bourke, & S. Regan, A Show of Hands: Say it with sign language. Introduces 150 signs through a story about J.B., who is hearing. He meets Sandy, a deaf girl who attends school with him. He learns about hearing loss, and learns sign language from Sandy and another friend who has a deaf brother. Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1980

Upper Elementary:

• Bove, L., Sesame Street Sign Language ABCs with Linda Bove. Presents photographs of Linda Bove showing each letter of the alphabet and several signs beginning with a specific letter. Random House, Children's Television Workshop. 1985
• Flodin, M., Signing for Kids: The fun ways for anyone to learn American Sign Language. Introduces signs in categories such as pets and animals, snacks and food, family and friends, travel and hobbies, time, days, seasons, and weather. Introductory materials include tips to make signing easier and some facts about deafness. The American manual alphabet and fingerspelling activates appear in chapter one.

Teen Readers:

• Greene, L. and E.B. Dicker, Interpreting Sign Language. Introduces the field of sign language interpreting for individuals curious about the topic or interested in pursuing an interpreting career. Grade 5-9. Franklin Watts, 1989
• Greene, L & E.B. Dicker, Sign Language. Provides a comprehensive introduction to sign language, including fingerspelling. American Sign Language principles, manually-coded English systems, and the history of deaf education in Europe and the U.S. Grade 10. Franklin Watts, 1981
• Greene, L & E.B. Dicker, Sign Language Talk. Introduces American Sign Language, the visual/gestural language used by most deaf people in the U.S. and Canada. Provides background information on the language and examines some of its grammatical structures. Includes some exercises and games for beginning signers and information about the role of poetry and music in the deaf community. Grades 5-up. rankling Watts, 1988
• Greene, L & E.B. Dicker, Sign Me Fine: Experiencing American Sign Language. Discusses the structure of the American Sign Language. Includes practice dialogues and sign language games for beginning signers and information bout the role of music and poetry in the deaf community. Grades 7-12. Kendall Green Publications/Gallaudet University Press www.gallaudet.edu 1989