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By: Rikki Poynter
Teaser: She talks about the different ways that Deaf people can listen to music.
Teaching Idea:
I would show this video to my kids and ask them the different ways they listen to music, whether it be through ear buds, the car radio, etc. I would then have them research other ways the Deaf community could enjoy music and show them that it's a lie that the Deaf community can't enjoy music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKrHhqOQ5mw

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Teaser: This website explains that a well known musician "Beethoven" was Deaf.
Teaching Idea:
I would have the kids explore this website and others on Beethoven, and then do projects on his life and why he went Deaf.
http://www.lvbeethoven.com/Bio/BiographyDeafness.html

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Painted By: Chuck Baird
Teaser: This painting shows what it means to be Deaf. Instead of hearing with their ears they hear with their eyes.
Teaching Idea:
I would show my students this painting and then explain what it means. I would then have the students paint a picture about what Deafness means to them. We would then share with each other what their thoughts were when they were painting.

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Written By: Matt and Kay Daigle
Illustrated By: Matt Daigle
Publication: none
Genre: Comedy
Teaser: None
Teaching Idea: I would have kids make their own comic strips about one of the books we read on Deafness. We would then make a comic book of the different stories.

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Written By: Brandi Rarus
Illustrated By: No Illustrator
Publication: BenBella Books INC.
Genre: Non-Fiction, Auto Biography
Teaser: This book talks about Brandi, a mom, who adopts a Deaf baby girl in the foster care system. Brandi herself is Deaf and so she adopts Zoe and helps her when she is only 6 months old.
Teaching Idea:
I would have the kids make clay ears and label the parts of the ear based off a picture of the ear. I would then explain how different hearing loss happens in each part of the ear. I would then relate it back to this book and explain how this family has Deaf family members in it and explain how each lost their hearing and what part of the ear caused them to be Deaf.

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Written By: Emily Roback-Jones
Faye D. Roback-Jones
Illustrated By: No Illustrator
Publication: iUniverse
Genre: Education/Special Education/General
Teaser: This book shows how mother and daughter navigate through her daughter's Deafness. This book shows how the daughter fights through despite her odds.
Teaching Idea:
I would have my kids put in ear plugs and then do the human knot game. They would have to navigate out of the knot while not being able to hear each other. I would then have them write in a journal about how hard it was to complete this activity and have them relate it back to this book.

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Written by:  Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
Illustrated by:  Maria Fabrega
Publication: Barrons
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Teaser:
Lana is a ten year old girl who is Deaf. She notices that when she's at school her hearing peers are always curiously staring at her and her Deaf friends signing. She decides to bridge the gap between the hearing kids in her class and the children who are Deaf.
Teaching Idea:
In this activity I would have the kids do a craft together, bit I would place them with someone they don't know. They would have to work together to create the craft, without being able to talk.

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Written by: Myron Uhlberg
Illustrated by: Colin Bootman
Publication: 2005
Genre: Toleration Fiction
Approximate Age Level: 9-11
Teaser: A young boy and his Deaf father end up going to a baseball game to see their favorite player, Jackie Robinson. The book discusses the similarities and differences the two adult characters both experience, mainly discrimination, all from the young boy's point of view.
Teaching Idea from chapter 6 text:
I would have the kids create a flow chart using what they know from history about discrimination against people who are black during this time period. Then compare that to someone who is Deaf and the discrimination they face. They would work on this in pairs and then compare what they have against their classmates.

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Written by: Chrissie Keighery
Publication: 2011
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Age Level: 11-14
Teaser: The main character, Demi, suddenly loses her hearing due to contracting an illness. In the story she then has to switch schools and learn a visual language which is a big change for someone so young to have to go through.
Teaching Idea: I would teach my kids some basic American Sign Language vocabulary and then tell them for the remainder of the lesson they can only communicate using what very little they know. I would then relate it back to the book with this girl who out of nowhere ended up Deaf and having to start over completely.

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Written By: Donna Jo Napoli
Illustrated by: Amy Bates
Publication: May 13, 2014
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Age Level: 6-8
Teaser: A mother and her daughter go to a beach together. During the story they communicate using ASL (American Sign Language). Throughout the book the young daughter talks about what they are doing together at the beach, but instead of verbally narrating her day, she signs.
Teaching Idea:  Decorate the classroom with a beach theme and teach the kids different beach themed signs to use while reading the book.

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Written by: Isaac Millman
Illustrated by: Isaac Millman
Publication: April 17, 1998
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Age Level: 7-9
Teaser:Moses is Deaf and so are his classmates. The teacher takes them to a concert where they meet a Deaf percussionist. She inspires all of the students in the class.
Teaching Idea: Give all my students a balloon and have them feel vibrations through the balloons like they did in the books. Of course I would give them ear plugs so I wouldn't damage their hearing.

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Written by: Suzanne Berton
Illustrated by: Suzanne Berton
Publication: March 13, 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Approximate Age Level: 6-9
Teaser: Marnie is the main character's cousin. She is Deaf and when she comes to visit she can't talk to anyone so she looks sad. The main character surprises her cousin to make her feel happy to be around their family!
Teaching Idea Chapter 8: I would have my class identify a conflict that has happened in either our classroom or a different classroom they were in the year before. I would ask them how they dealt with that conflict. I would then have each child do the same except on a piece of paper. Our class would then make a book about those different conflicts and how they were resolved. It would relate to this book because a family member decides to take action against the problem of Marnie not being able to communicate with her family.

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If I Told You I Was Deaf Would You Turn Away? 

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If I Told You I Was Deaf Would You Turn Away? 

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Written by: Collin Thomson
Genre: Poem
Publication: January 11, 2013
Approximate Age Level: 10-14
Teaser: In the Poem he asks if because he's Deaf, would people turn away from him, or would they still talk to him and love him.
Teaching Idea: I would have every student bring in something related to their culture and teach the class about what it means to them. I would then relate it to this poem and teach them about Deaf culture or even have a Deaf individual come in and teach them and share about their life.

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Written by: Cece Bell
Illustrated by: Cece Bell
Publication:  September 2, 2014
Genre: Children's literature/graphic novel/autobiography
Approximate Age Level: 8-12
Teaser: The main character is 4 years old and is playing with her siblings one day when she suddenly collapses. She is diagnosed with Meningitis and looses her hearing.
Teaching Idea: I would give every child in my class a pair of ear plugs to put in their ears. I would then have my students put into pairs and tell them to lip read each other. At the end I would ask each of my students to write a a paragraph on how difficult this activity was and relate it back to this character.

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Written By: Thomas S. Spradley and James P. Spradley
Publication: January 1, 1985
Genre: Biography
Approximate Age Level: 8-12
Teaser: A mom was pregnant with her second child, a little girl. She was exposed to Rubella which caused the baby to be born Deaf. This book shows how the family tries to help their daughter learn to speak and be able to live a "typical" life, even with hearing loss.
Teaching Idea:  I would have the students partner up. One student has headphones in and one does not. The "hearing" kid has to say a phrase and the kid with headphones on has to repeat it or try to. Then reverse roles.