Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Scholastic (1994), Edition: 1st, 16 pages
Description
Todd and Sonya communicate with the use of sign language and speech while playing at the beach.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Madison94
I liked this book because of how it has a diagram to show some basic signs in the corner. It also does not come right out and say that the grandfather is deaf. It is subtle and leaves it to me to infer. I liked the illustrations because they aided in understanding the plot and story as a whole.
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They showed how even though the children are hearing they can relate with their deaf grandpa. Also if they did not have the illustrations I would not be able to pick up on the fact that it was the grandfather whom was deaf. The overall meaning of the book was to show that all people can relate to each other and learning another language is beneficial. Show Less
LibraryThing member StephanieWeiner
This was a cute story that I enjoyed. For many words spoken by the boy, the girl would sign the word. For example when the boy said “grandma” the girl gave the sign. Along with this, I liked how the girl was free to use her most natural language with her family and the family understood her. I
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think the big idea of this story is to accept all languages and differences. Show Less
Language
Physical description
16 p.
ISBN
0590273876 / 9780590273879