Iron Canuck Reviews & More: Blitz: Sound Catchers by Jessica Coriat with an excerpt, a giveaway, and my review

SOUND CATCHERS

by Jessica Coriat

GENRE: Children’s

BLURB:

Sound Catchers is about Maddy, a twin girl who experiences hearing loss early in her childhood. Initially, she is fitted with bilateral hearing aids. As her loss progresses, she makes the transition to cochlear implants. The book captures the world in which Maddy lives in a lyrical and loving way. It creates an awareness of children with hearing loss as part of the world around them, enabling the reader a glimpse into that experience through Maddy's journey.

This book contributes to a greater understanding of those who live with hearing loss. It helps the reader to build empathy, and it creates an awareness of differences. As such, it holds a valuable place in the social/emotional curriculum, which is taught in schools nationwide.

EXCERPT:

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Jessica Coriat completed her bachelor of science in Special Education/Elementary Education and went on to earn two master's degrees, one in Deaf Education and the other in Creative Writing for Children. With over twenty years of experience as a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing, Jessica continues to teach her students alongside their typical hearing peers.

As a full-time working mother of three teenagers, Jessica has plenty of free time on her hands. She enjoys spending it in her home in New Jersey, with her son, her twin girls and their cavapoo, Bailey. Jessica is also passionate about living a healthy lifestyle. She is thrilled to have written this book and continues to make time to write each day.

Instagram @soundcatchersbook

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235174168-sound-catchers

Amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/1779621175

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GIVEAWAY

Jessica Coriat will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner.

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/28e4345f5218/

My Review - 5 of 5 stars -

A very informative story for children and adults. This taught about hearing loss, the different degrees as well as the different solutions available. Hearing aids and cochlear implants were explained in an easy to understand manner. I loved the lovingness of Maddy's family as she learned how to hear in different ways and how accepting she was. Also of interest were the real quotes from youth as to how it was for them. Worth the read.