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My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me: Illustrated in American Sign Language
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About My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere With
Product Description "This bracing and illuminating bilingual tale deftly shows a kid's love for a favorite truck." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)AWARDS! Kirkus Starred Review, Certified Great Reads, Readers Favorite Five Star Silver, and BRONZE, Amazon's Best Seller!"MY really BIG, shiny PURPLE, lightning FAST, LOUD as thunder MONSTER T-R-U-C-K goes EVERYWHERE with ME!"Every day brings a new adventure for Dylan as he plays with his favorite monster trucks. Dylan is also learning American Sign Language and knows how to sign the words for his favorite trucks' colors and sounds. He shows us how to sign 32 signs throughout the book in easy-to-understand illustrations. Follow Dylan as he takes his favorite truck to his grandma's and plays with all his friends who live in the neighborhood. What a fun day! The next morning, however, the truck goes missing. Where could it be?The story is fun, interesting to follow, and educational. It introduces children to the many benefits of learning American Sign Language, which has been shown to increase cognitive faculties and problem-solving skills.Studies have shown that children who know ASL have higher reading levels and 15-20% improvement in vocabulary over their peers who have not learned ASL. In addition, ASL is a beautiful, powerful language and the sixth most common language in the United States.Author Kathleen Marcath was inspired by her three-year-old grandson's love of monster trucks, her studies of ASL and Deaf culture. She noticed the need for more children's books that were inclusive of ASL. Her goal is for all families, hearing and Deaf, to think of ASL just like any other language.This is the first book illustrated by Isaac Liang Zhi Jie, a Deaf illustrator based in Singapore. Isaac's knowledge of the importance of eye gaze, head tilt, and movement are implemented throughout the book's illustrations. Pradeep Mehra's team added design and color to the pages giving them the bright polished finish. The book also comes with instructional videos by Deaf artists Michelle Osterhout and Diana Campbell. A narration by radio personality Dennis Neubacher.Each page of My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me is beautifully illustrated with one or more signs that parents and children can learn together. This book is as educational as it is entertaining.Download five educational sheets. ASL Alphabet Chart, Basic ASL Education, Fingerspelling, Signers' Space, Classifier CL3, and Sign Selection.Live, Love, Learn & Sign Review What do I think of "My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me"? - Love it! - There are no missing stars. Five stars! - Powerful American Sign Language you can't miss! - Beautiful, colorful illustrations that capture my eyes! - Characters in diversity! - A great story children and parents can feel! Shawn Richardson - Srid4Fun Blog Black Deaf Artist, Graphic Designer/Illustrator Holly Connors of Feathered Quill says that the book "Takes on a daunting task and makes it look easy - to incorporate American Sign Language into a children's book and make it fun and engaging for young children." "I just purchased two copies of your book. I am an ASL interpreter, and my son Silas has progressive hearing loss. This monster truck book is absolutely wonderful! So many books with sign language are about being Deaf. I really appreciated this bookmaking sign language just a normal part of life." Molly Stuck - ASL Interpreter I recommend this book! My Monster Truck Goes Everywhere with Me is such a cute story about a boy and his favorite purple monster truck! I read it to my 2nd-grade class, and they were so engaged...My students loved the story and were fascinated with ASL. My students wanted me to read the book over and over again! This book is ideal for a read-aloud for elementary school classes or for families to enjoy at home!! Here are a few reviews from my 2nd graders: -I love this book because you can learn sign language as you're reading the story!! It's so
