| The Printer Contributor(s): Uhlberg, Myron (Author), Sorensen, Henri (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1561452211 ISBN-13: 9781561452217 Publisher: Peachtree Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: - Author's Note provides historical context for newspapers, deaf workers in the early 1900s, and communicating with American Sign Language (ASL).- Endnote offers illustrated directions for constructing a printer's four-cornered newspaper hat. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Disabilities & Special Needs - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2003001600 |
| Lexile Measure: 640 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 9.81" W x 11.28" (0.99 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Family - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 72798 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "As a boy, my father learned to speak with his hands. As a man, he learned how to turn lead-type letters into words and sentences. My father loved being a printer." Each day in 1940s New York a young boy watches as his father goes to work in the noisy newspaper printing factory. But the boy's father only feels the machines' loud pounding and rumbling as vibrations through the soles of his shoes. He is deaf. Although his father communicates with a few other deaf printers through his hands, he feels largely ignored by his hearing co-workers. But when a silent deadly fire erupts, it is up to the father to warn and save his coworkers, even when they cannot hear him over the printers. Myron Uhlberg draws on his own experiences as the hearing son of deaf parents to create this dramatic, evocative story that reflects a respect for deaf culture and the unique gifts each individual possesses. Historical details are deftly rendered and brought to life in Henri S renson's extraordinary paintings that dramatize and illuminate the powerful text. |
Contributor Bio(s): Uhlberg, Myron: - Myron Uhlberg is the author of several picture books. A retired businessman, he lives in California.Sorensen, Henri: - Henri Sorensen has illustrated over twenty books for children, including The Yellow Star, The Printer, and Christmas in the Trenches. He is also the author-illustrator of two children's books, New Hope and Your First Step. Sorensen lives in Denmark. |