Moses+Goes+to+a+Concert

Moses Goes to a Concert Moses Goes to a Concert By: Isaac Millman Book Review by: Chandler Johnson __ Biographical Info __
 * ISBN-13: 978-0374453664
 * Author/Illustrator: Isaac Millman
 * Publisher: Square Fish: Reprint Edition
 * Publishing Date: April 1, 2002
 * Series: Moses Goes to...
 * Pages: 40 Pages
 * Age Range: 5-8 year olds/Kindergarten- 3rd Grade

__ Summery __
 * Moses and his school friends are deaf, but like most children, they have a lot to say. They communicate in American Sigh Language, using visual signs and facial expressions. This is called signing. And even though they can't hear, they can enjoy many activities through their other senses. Today, Moses and his classmates are going to a concert. Their teacher, Mr. Samuels, has two surprises in store for them, to make this particular concert a special event.
 * Isaac Millman tells Moses's story in pictures and written English, and in American Sign Language (ASL), introducing hearing children to the signs for some of the key words and ideas. At the end of the book are two full conversations in sign language and a page showing the hand alphabet.

__ Book Review __
 * I thought that this is a really interesting story and that there should be more like it. It does a good job of showing what it is like to be deaf and it shows that they can still enjoy music and they are able to do anything they want in life. I found the story engaging and I would like to read more books in the series in the future.

__ Author Biography __ > He lives with his wife in New York City. They have two sons and four grandsons
 * Isaac Millman was born in France in 1933 and was a hidden child during the German occupation of France during the Second World War. Both his mother and father were deported to Auschwitz where they were killed. He left for America in 1948, a teenager, when he was adopted by an American Jewish family in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from the Pratt Institute in 1952 with a degree in fine arts and worked as senior art director for a large sales promotion agency. He is the author and illustrator of the four Moses books, the author and illustrator of “Hidden Child” and “Arbeit Macht Frei - Work Sets You Free,” as well as the illustrator of the Howie Bowles books by Kate Banks.

__ Related Links __
 * http://www.amazon.com/Moses-Goes-Concert-Isaac-Millman/dp/0374453667