Bell, Cece
Summary: Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BELCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC BELSummary: Hearing loss and dizziness are two of the most common reasons why people visit their doctors, especially as they age. Fortunately, you can do much to maintain your quality of life despite encountering problems with your hearing or balance. This book provides useful strategies that help you prevent, treat and manage many ear disorders and hearing loss. It also helps unlock the mysteries of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mayo Clinic for Medical Education and Research 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 MAYBell, Cece
Summary: What does it take for a student with hearing loss and a hearing aid to become a superhero!!?!? Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece's class was deaf. Here, she's different. She's sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Products, LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Curry, Stephen
Summary: It's the first day of school for Zoe, a young girl with hearing loss who dreams of playing on her school's soccer team. But, self-conscious of her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out. With the help of and perspectives from new friends, what begins as a bumpy, anxiety-filled start for Zoe, soon transitions into an eye-opening experience about what it means to be different--and what it...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CURSummary: "Includes emotions surrounding hearing loss, where and how to find help, how to map an audiogram, function and selection of hearing aids and why some people reject them. Other topics include cochlear implants, Meniere's disease, tinnitus, aging, listening skills, wireless assistive technology and assistive technology products"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Auricle Ink Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 CONDugan, Marcia B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallaudet University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 DUGClemmons, Terri
Summary: Mara is worried about what the students at her new school will think about her hearing aids, but as she explains about lip reading and sign language she makes two new friends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2024
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE CLEHolston, Noel
Summary: From a renowned media critic to a man with sudden and full hearing loss, Noel Holston ran the gauntlet of diagnoses, health insurance, and cochlear implant surgery. On a spring night in 2010, Noel Holston, a journalist, songwriter, and storyteller, went to bed with reasonably intact hearing. By dawn, it was gone, thus beginning a long process of hearing-restoration that included misdiagnoses,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOLSTON, NOEL HOLOwen, David
Summary: "Our sense of hearing makes it easy to connect with the world and the people around us. The human system for processing sound is a biological marvel, an intricate assembly of delicate membranes, bones, receptor cells, and neurons. Yet many people take their ears for granted, abusing them with loud restaurants, rock concerts, and Q-tips. And then, eventually, most of us start to go deaf." --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 617.8 OWESummary: Kashaka shakers originate from West Africa and are also known by many other names – Asalatua, Aslatua, Asalato, Cas Cas, Kass Kass, Kes Kes, Kush Kosh, Kosika, Patica, Thelevi& many more. This set contains two pairs of Kashaka shakers with balls measuring 1.97inches/5cm in diameter. A strong connector rope securely fastened to each ball isadjustable if needed. Great for improving dexterity and...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Sight and Sound Equipment, Call number: Kashaka ShakersSummary: Zingo brings fast-paced excitement and learning to the classic game of Bingo! Slide the Zinger to reveal picture tiles, make a match and fill your card to win. Images with printed words and two levels of play make this the perfect game to grow with.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: 26 letters is the basic for children to learn knowledge, the magnetic alphabet with cute characters can effectively help children remember. Also, the bright color and adorable pattern will attract kids’ attention greatly. In addition to learning letters, the cognition of different animals will be cultivated.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yuncheng Changhejiu Trading Company 0000
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1 available in Games, Call number: GAME Magnetic Animal Alphabet (Age 3+)Franklin, Daniel
Summary: "Based in cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and the principles of attachment-based teaching, this important guide for parents offers tools and practices to help children transcend language-based learning difficulties, do better in school, and gain self-confidence and self-esteem. If your child has a language-based learning difficulty--such as dyscalculia, dyslexia, and auditory...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Imagine, design and invent multiple machines. This collection of kinetic construction pieces engage STEM skills through play. Kids will learn how gears turn, pulleys lift, and real-world-inspired machines work as they build, improve, and put engineering plans into action, and when the pieces fall into place.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Learning Resources 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Heelan, Jamee Riggio
Summary: Chris, a boy who was born deaf, tells how he uses sign language, hearing aids, and his other senses to communicate with others, how his friends help him, and how, with the help of an interpreter, he can attend public school.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 362.4 HEESortino, Anna
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC SORSummary: For the resident of a long-term care facility, a visual or hearing deficit presents more than a simple communication problem-it interferes with the cherished activities of daily living and self-expression. This program assists caregivers with practical ways to improve communication and help clients stay as productive and independent as possible. Viewers learn to identify the main components of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Schwartz, David N.
Summary: From logistics and merchandising to quality control and warehouse openings, learn about this unique 40 year old retailer. David and Susan Schwartz have traveled over 200,000 miles around the globe to provide a fun-filled behind-the-scenes, look at what makes Costco special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hot Dog Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 381.149 SCHLuebbe, Tara
Summary: Ronan was a mighty barbarian. He invaded. He raided. And back home, he traded. He always found the greatest treasures. Until one day, Ronan found something no barbarian wants: A BOOK. This humorous picture book from sister duo Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie and illustrator Victoria Maderna follows Ronan the Barbarian as he he grows from being just a rough-and-tumble warrior to a rough-and-tumble...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2020