Feeling isolated as the only African American in her sixth grade class, Jessi gains a sense of belonging by participating in the Baby-sitters Club, learning sign language in order to communicate with a deaf child, and dancing in a ballet.

An alphabetized pocket guide to American Sign Language, arranged in easy-to-use dictionary format.

Presents a fictionalized account of the life and challenges of Laura Bridgman, the first deaf and blind woman to learn language, and those who helped her, including the founder of the Perkins Institute, with whom she was in love, and her beloved teacher.

Demonstrates sign language phrases for various topics, including health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, and food. "Clearly illustrated with hundreds of line drawings, this book focuses on areas such as health, family, school, sports, travel, religion, time, money, food and drink, and small talk. This edition includes a two-hour DVD that presents right-and left-handed signers demonstrating every phrase in the book from chapter...

Demonstrates signs for communication with adults, before a child can talk, using gestures for words and concepts associated with bedtime.

Mealtime for infants and toddlers is made easier with this board book featuring the most popular signs used for parent-child communication prior to young children being able to form words. Full-color photos.

Beginning with the bombing of the Great Ape Language Lab at a university research center dedicated to the study of the communicative behavior of bonobo apes. The blast, which terrorizes the apes and severely injures scientist Isabel Duncan, occurs one day after Philadelphia Inquirer reporter John Thigpen visits the lab and speaks to the bonobos, who answer his questions in sign language.

"Illustrations of American Sign Language, along with labeled photos, introduce children to words and phrases for feelings, holidays, manners, body parts, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Demonstrates through illustrations and brief text twenty-eight American Sign Language signs for words such as hello, cry, dog, and love.