Proud to be Deaf

Ava is like any other 7-year-old. She likes to talk and laugh with her friends, is obsessed with dogs and loves being active. Ava is also deaf - and she's proud of it. She loves her Deaf community, that she's bilingual, and that she experiences the world differently from hearing people. In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things. She talks about her experiences at school making friends with hearing children, and teaches readers the BSL alphabet and BSL phrases. Featuring photos of Ava, her friends and family throughout, plus illustrations of hand signs.

Product details

• Authors: Ava Beese, Lilli Beese, Nick Beese, Romina Martí
• Assisted by: Romina Marti (Illustration), Marti Romina (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wayland
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781526302199
• ISBN: 978-1-5263-0219-9
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 226 mm x 8 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / Sign Language, Interest age: from c 5 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education