The Sound of Silence: Growing Up Hearing with Deaf Parents
No. of pages 240
Published: 2019
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This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Albert Whitman & Company .
Myron Uhlberg was the firstborn of deaf parents in a time before television, and he developed an early love for the magic of words. He is now a full-time writer living in California. His grandmother introduced him to the 'mad dog' that inspired this book. Lydia Monks was born in England and currently lives in London. She has an honours degree in illustration from Kingston University, Surrey. Lydia has worked for newspapers and magazines and has illustrated many children's books.