backlist • Picture Books Myron Uhlberg A Storm Called Katrina Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Colin Bootman
The Sound of All Things Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Ted Papoulas
HC: $17.95 / 978-1-56145-591-1 PB: $8.95 / 978-1-56145-887-5
HC: $17.95 / 978-1-56145-833-2
Territory: World • Text: Peachtree except dramatic (Susan Schulman); Art: Peachtree
Territory: World • Text: Peachtree except dramatic (Susan Schulman); Art: Peachtree
AR • RC • Lexile • F&P GRL R; Gr 4 Ages 7–11 / Historical fiction Themes: Hurricane Katrina, family ✎ Teacher’s guide
H “Simple, affecting prose and intricate, inspired paintings make this one worth sharing for sure.” —Kirkus Reviews
Lexile • F&P GRL Q; Gr 4 Ages 6–10
H Publishers Weekly, Booklist
Themes: deaf experience, sign language, vocabulary
v Booklist Editors’ Choice; Booklist Top 10 Black History Books for Youth; IRA Teachers’ Choices; NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
HC: $16.95 / 978-1-56145-329-0 / 1-56145-329-3 PB: $8.95 / 978-1-56145-531-7
Territory: World • All rights available
HC: $15.95 / 978-1-56145-194-4 / 1-56145-194-0 PB: $7.95 / 978-1-56145-294-1
A young boy shares the excitement of Jackie Robinson’s rookie season with his deaf father.
Territory: World • All rights available
AR • RC • Lexile • F&P GRL O; Gr 3 Ages 4–8 Themes: dreams, New York City, snow
“Youngsters will delight in the idea of such a snow-filled flight… a magical winter storytime.” —School Library Journal
AR • RC • Lexile • F&P GRLQ; Gr 4 Ages 4–8 / Historical fiction Themes: baseball, deafness, Jackie Robinson, parents, prejudice
The Printer Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Henri Sørensen HC: $16.95 / 978-1-56145-221-7 PB: $8.95 / 978-1-56145-483-9
Territory: World • All rights available
HC: $15.95 / 978-1-56145-220-0 / 1-56145-220-3
Territory: World • All rights available
Lemuel dreams of traveling across the sea to the magical city that he is sure must lie just beyond the horizon. But when he arrives at his destination, he discovers that it’s strangely AR • RC • Lexile • F&P similar to the home he’s just left behind. GRL O; Gr 3
Themes: folk tale, home, traveling
“Fresh and diverting.”
Ages 4–8
—Publishers Weekly Themes: deafness, parents,
v AJL Notable Book for Younger Readers
“…an affecting tribute to Robinson, to a dedicated son and to a thoughtful deep-feeling father. And of course, to baseball.” —Publishers Weekly
✎ Teacher’s guide
Lemuel the Fool Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Sonja Lamut
AR • F&P GRL M; Gr 2 Ages 4–8
H “A tender demonstration of how familial love is like translation—inexact, difficult, and beautiful.” —Kirkus Reviews
Dad, Jackie, and Me Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Colin Bootman
Flying Over Brooklyn Myron Uhlberg Illustrated by Gerald Fitzgerald
Based on the Great Blizzard of 1947, this story tells of a young boy’s imaginary flight over Brooklyn and the new perspective on the world around him that results.
Experience the sights and sounds of 1930’s Brooklyn and Coney Island through the eye—and ears—of a hearing boy and his deaf parents.
prejudice, printing, sign language
A deaf father and his hearing son show their love for each other and their dedication to the craft of printing. “…[a] heartfelt tale of an ordinary person rising to meet an extraordinary challenge.” —Kirkus Reviews v Selector’s Choice, NCSS/CBC Notable
Social Studies Trade Books for Young People; USBBY/IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities; Bank Street Best Books of the Year
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