Dancing Hands : : A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language

Book Number BR025620
Title Dancing Hands : : A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language
Names Marquez, Charina.
Que, Joanna. Author
Alvarez, Fran. Illustrator
Llagas, Karen. Translator
Marquez, Charina, author.
Medium Braille
Annotation "Our new neighbors' hands are dancing. Their hands move as if to music. What are they saying to each other? Sam's new neighbors' hands make graceful movements she doesn't recognize, and she wonders what they are saying. Soon she meets her new neighbor, Mai, who teaches Sam some Filipino Sign Language. Along the way, they both discover the joys of making a new friend, a best friend. This sweet and perceptive picture book by authors Joanna Que and Charina Marquez tells the story of two girls as they learn to communicate with each other. With playful illustrations that celebrate the beautiful movements of sign language, back matter discussing sign languages around the world, and endpapers teaching all the signs used in the book, Dancing Hands conveys the shy and fumbling experience of making friends and overcoming language barriers."-- From publisher. -- PRINT/BRAILLE. For Preschool-grade 2.
LC Subject Picture books
Multiculturalism - Fiction
Philippine Sign Language - Juvenile fiction
Deaf people - Juvenile fiction
Friendship - Juvenile fiction
Braille books
Fiction
Picture books
Audience Notes For preschool-grade 2. NLS/BPH
Local Subject Friendship - Fiction - FRN
Juvenile Book - JU
Juvenile Fiction - JF
Fiction - FI
Audience Notes Print / Braille Books. NLS/BPH
Local Subject Disability Themes - Fiction - DIS
Title Status In Process
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