Mara Hears in Style

Name: Mara Hears in Style
ISBN: 9781506488745

by Terri Clemmons

Illustrated by Lucy Rogers

Publisher

Beaming Books

Publication

Feb 27, 2024

Format

Hardback

Illustrated

Yes

Price

17.99

Dimensions

8.75 x 10.25 in

ISBN

9781506488745

Pages

Age

4 - 8 years

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

Mara takes on the world with her flashy purple hearing aids and sassy, hot pink earmolds.

Mara's first day at her new school is filled with ups and downs surrounding her hearing aids: her teacher doesn't remember to turn on her microphone, the lunchroom is too chaotic for lip-reading, and she keeps reading the same question over and over on her classmates' lips: "What's in her ears?" After a morning spent navigating these challenges, Mara makes a connection on the playground and finds that her hearing aid superpowers are perfect for making new friends.

Accessible and engaging, Mara Hears in Style encourages readers to respect hearing differences and inspires kids who worry about making new friends. The book is filled with American Sign Language depictions--including a full alphabet spread--so readers can sign alongside Mara as they discover new ways to bridge communication gaps in their own communities.

Author(s)

Terri Clemmons

Terri Clemmons is an educator and children’s book author. Mara Hears in Style (Beaming Books, 2024; Illustrated by Lucy Rogers) features a main character that takes on the world with her flashy purple hearing aids and sassy, hot pink earmolds. She wants every child to see themselves in stories, especially children that wear hearing aids as she and her children do. She is a veteran teacher who loves to connect with students at author visits. She lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys stargazing and rockhounding on the shores of the Great Lakes.

Illustrator(s)

Lucy Rogers

Lucy Rogers is a deaf illustrator based in Oxfordshire, UK. Growing up with no deaf characters in the books she read, Lucy makes her illustrated stories diverse and inclusive to inspire the young disabled or deaf/Deaf kids to be proud of themselves.