| I have a sister--my sister is deaf |  | Author: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
Creator: Deborah Kogan Ray
Publisher: Harper & Row
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2108034
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
ISBN: 0060247010
EAN: 9780060247010
ASIN: 0060247010
Publication Date: 1977
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A young girl describes how her deaf sister experiences everyday things.
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AMS-centric October 9, 2008
The product arrived early and in good condition. It's written in 1984 so it is dated. We were hoping for it to cover more about the social aspects of having a deaf sibling and less on the communication. If you watch kids, even hearing ones, they learn to communicate just fine regardless of their language.
 My Sister is Special May 3, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read the book called I Have A Sister, My Sister is Deaf by Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson. The main characters are 2 sisters. One of the sisters is deaf and there is an older sister who can hear. The author's purpose is that she's showing you how you're not very different from people who can hear. This book is about a deaf sister and an older sister that can communicate with their hands and expressions. The book's illustrations are black and white. The deaf sister can't hear colors.
Here are some things that I really liked about the book: I liked how the deaf sister was special in her own way and how the deaf sister couldn't hear the thunder at night and the older sister did. Here are some things I didn't like about the book: I didn't like how the older sister wore the big sunglasses because they looked like clown's glasses. This book reminded me of my own life because my great granpa has a hearing aid.
 A Serious Story! May 3, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was okay. Some parts I liked. For example, I liked that the kids at school were nice to the deaf girl and didn't make fun of her because of the way she talked or the fact that she was deaf. One thing that I didn't like was that the sisters didn't have any names. This book reminds me of how my sister's friend is deaf. My sister treats her no different than how she treats her other friends. The book's illustrations are in black and white, but they are very well drawn. At least I think so. The book is about a girl and her sister that is deaf, and how they care for each other. I think the author wrote the book to teach children and adults how deaf people live their lives. Also, to show us how it feels to have someone close to you who is deaf. Finally, that people are no different.
 Little Kid Gold, Big Kid Horror May 3, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I thought this book was terrible. First of all, I couldn't picture the girl. I couldn't tell who was the deaf girl because all the people looked the same. This story takes place at the girls house, also at school. The characters are the deaf girl who lives a different life than me. The next character is the deaf sister's sister. She is older than her sister and different but not by much. The final character is the mom who has to take care of the deaf sister and the other sister.
The deaf sister is about 5 years old and she can do many things that I can do. She can run, jump, climb and go to school. She can't do many things I can do. She can't listen to the radio or the T.V. That doesn't make her a bad person or different.
That is just a brief description of this book. I don't recommend it to anyone. I wouldn't recommend it because the pictures are horrible. Also because I don't like the theme. The author is telling you about a deaf girl's life. This doesn't remind me of my of my life at all. That is why I say don't buy this book.
The Deaf Sister is Not Any Different Than Us May 3, 2006
The second that my assistant teacher read the title a memory popped into my head. It reminded me of the time when I went to a ham shoot and I met a very nice lady who had been wearing hearing aids. Did you know she actually won a ham!
This is one way that I didn't like this book. First of all, the only thing with the pictures is that they are black and white. I think this book will be better if the pictures were colored. Another is that this book is too short for me. This book only has about 25 pages and there aren't a lot of words on a page. If you are interested in action or comedy books then I wouldn't recommend this book to you. I would recommend this book for ages about 4-8.
Now to tell the positive side of the book. I like how the author chose to write about deaf children because they have to be noticed just like everybody else. I also like how the author wrote about a deaf child because they are no less of a person than us. I liked how the author Jeanne made "the deaf one" play the piano because it shows that deaf children are no different. This book made me feel both happy and sad because for one this is a young child who has this disability and this book made me happy because she could still do the things we could do.
This book takes place at 3 or 4 places that include school, home and in the backyard/outside.
The way that I would describe the deaf sister is she has long black hair and is about the age of 5 years old. She can't speak right because she can't hear what she is saying. The other sister is the hearing sister. She has long black hair too. She is a little older than the deaf sister. She is about 8 or 9. This older sister is very caring for her other sister because she doesn't go play with her other friends, but plays with her instead. She doesn't pick on her or do anything mean to her, but is kind. I think that the deaf sister and the hearing sisters get along very well and probably like playing together to show that the girls both love each other. I'll tell you that I learned so much more about deaf children by reading this book.
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