Printer, The
Publication Information
Author:  Uhlberg, Myron	Illustrator:  Sorensen
Title:  Printer, The	Date:  2003
Publisher:  Peachtree	City:  Atlanta, GA
ISBN, paperback:  1-56145-221-1	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A son retells the story of his father, a deaf printer working in a newspaper plant in the 1940's who used sugn language to save his co-workers from a fire. In addition, the author gives biographical information about his father who was the model for the main character. Also included are directions for making a printer's hat from newspaper.
Teaching Ideas:
Teachers may want to use the book in a unit on working conditions and types of jobs through recent history. The book is a good introduction to the subject of disabilities and how relationships, education, and work are affected by handicaps. Teachers may want to use a K-W-L strategy to generate questions for research and writing. Readers can obtain more information about sign language at the library and on these web sites: where.com/scott.net/asl/abc.html; www.lessontutor.com/ASLgenhome.html; and www.fcps.k12.va.us/DIS/OHSICS/forlang/amslau.htm. Students can also use the book Gutenburg by Fisher to compare the printing process in the book to the first presses. Learners can make the newspaper hat while learning why they were used.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > isolation Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > physical issues > physical disability Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > physical issues > safety Family > father > father-child relationships Education > speaking

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