The Sound of All Things - by Myron Uhlberg (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A hearing boy and his deaf parents from Brooklyn enjoy the rides, food, and sights of 1930's Coney Island where the father longs to know about how everything sounds and his son tries to interpret the noisy surroundings through sign language and a wealth of new words learned from a trip to the library.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Experience the sights and sounds of 1930s Brooklyn and Coney Island through the eyes--and ears--of a hearing boy and his deaf parents.<br>A Brooklyn family takes an outing to Coney Island, where they enjoy the rides, the food, and the sights. The father longs to know how everything sounds. Though his son does his best to interpret their noisy surroundings through sign language, he struggles to convey the subtle differences between the "loud" of the ocean and the "loud" of a roller coaster. When the family drops in at the library after dinner, the boy makes a discovery. Perhaps the words he needs are within reach, after all.<br>Myron Uhlberg's story, based on his own childhood experiences, covers the almost unique topic within children's books of children raised by deaf parents. Ted Papoulas beautifully and sensitively portrays the family's day to bring the whole experience to life for readers.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A tender demonstration of how familial love is like translation--inexact, difficult, and beautiful."<br><br>"Lovely tribute to a bygone era and a boy's commemoration of his parents."<br><br>"Newcomer Papoulas's illustrations are a love letter to Coney Island at its heyday"<br>
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