Christy MacKinnon (1889–1981)
Auteur de Silent Observer
Œuvres de Christy MacKinnon
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- MacKinnon, Christy Rosalie (née)
Maxcy, Christy (married) - Date de naissance
- 1889-10-28
- Date de décès
- 1981-03-18
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- Canada
- Lieu de naissance
- Bras D'Or, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Lieu du décès
- Natick, Massachusetts, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA - Études
- Halifax School for the Deaf
- Professions
- Artist
- Courte biographie
- "Silent Observer, one of the first Deaf heritage children’s books illustrated and written by a Canadian Deaf author. Born in 1889, Christy MacKinnon observed the rich textures and events of her life as a young Deaf girl at the turn of the century. Her words and beautiful illustrations record her memoirs in the book Silent Observer. Christy describes her large, energetic family and life on a Nova Scotia farm in the early 1900s.We later glimpse Christy’s blossoming independence when she heads off by train at age eleven to the Halifax School for the Deaf. There, she discovers the Deaf community and a deep sense of belonging."
Membres
Critiques
Silent Observer par Christy Mackinnon
Silent Observer is a biography about a young girl who lost all of her hearing after recovering from whooping cough in the 1800's. It describes how she learns to cope with her disability and eventually go on to graduate from the Halifax School for the Deaf. This story is wonderful for use in the classroom because the pictures are all hand-drawn and the story itself is easy to understand. It is written in a way that allows children to connect with the character because it is actually written in 1st person. I think this story would be good for children 2nd grade and up because of its length and the discussion that could follow.… (plus d'informations)
A story about a child who becomes deaf when diagnosed with whooping cough. She struggles through life adjusting to deafness in her realtionship with family. Her major problem was being understood and understanding hearing individuals. Deaf children are common in our society, and need to be accepted just as normal people are.
Listes
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 1
- Membres
- 155
- Popularité
- #135,097
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 5