Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
Indexed In: |
Bklst 06/01/2008 |
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SLJ Jul 2008 |
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Kirkus 06/01/2008 |
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Horn Bk Jul 2008 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Discusses how Thomas Gallaudet, inspired by a young deaf woman, Alice Cogswell, went abroad to develop a sign language that was to become the American Sign Language and went on to establish the first American school dedicated exclusively to teaching deaf children. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader ATOS RL 4.4 0.5 124297 LARK |
Subject |
Sign language -- History.
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Sign language.
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ISBN |
9781423100287 |
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142310028X |
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