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The Sound of Silence

Growing Up Hearing with Deaf Parents

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Pub Date May 28 2019 | Archive Date Sep 30 2019

Children's Nonfiction | Middle Grade

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Myron Uhlberg was born the hearing son of deaf parents at a time when American Sign Language was not well established and deaf people were often dismissed as being unintelligent. In this young reader adaptation of his acclaimed memoir, Hands of My Father, Uhlberg recalls the daily difficulties and hidden joys of growing up as the intermediary between his parents’ silent world and the world of the hearing.

Myron Uhlberg was born the hearing son of deaf parents at a time when American Sign Language was not well established and deaf people were often dismissed as being unintelligent. In this young reader...

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EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9780807531464
PRICE $16.99 (USD)
PAGES 240

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