Can You Hear a Rainbow?: The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris by Jamee Riggio Heelan
	List Price:   $14.95 Unit Price:   $11.96 You Save:   $2.99 (20%) ISBN-10:   1561452688 ISBN-13:   9781561452682 Publisher:   Peachtree Publishers Category:   Special Needs Pages:   32 Format:   Trade Cloth Ages:   6 to 10
Awards
2006  Young Hoosier Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2006  Young Hoosier Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2005  Georgia Children's Picture StoryBook Award  Winner!  2003  ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
DEAF CHILDREN_JUVENILE LITERATURE DEAFNESS_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
A deaf child tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other senses to communicate, how his friends help him, and how he goes to public school with an interpreter. Chris tells young readers about what it is like to be deaf and describes typical events in his life and the ways he has adjusted to his hearing loss. When Chris was a baby, his parents realized that he didn't notice the dog barking or a door slamming. Through a series of tests, doctors determined that he was deaf. In this intriguing, reassuring book, Chris tells young readers about what it is like to be deaf and describes typical events in his life and the ways he has adjusted to his hearing loss. With sign language, speech therapy, and an interpreter, Chris's days are much like those of hearing children, filled with classes, soccer games, and children's theater. Accompanied by Simmonds' vivid and energetic multimedia paintings, Heelan's text explores the world of a real child and answers the questions many children may have about hearing loss.