Experience the sights and sounds of 1930s Brooklyn and Coney Island
through the eyes--and ears--of a hearing boy and his deaf parents.
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.
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 and brings the whole experience to life for readers.