The Deaf Musicians (Hardcover) by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs

from SMLawrence

Lee plays the piano and every night he plays beautiful jazz with his band until one night he starts to realize he cannot hear the notes anymore - he is going deaf. Lee's bandmates fire him and ask him, "Who will listen to a deaf musician?" Lee feels like he has no purpose anymore, that is until h...

from emgalford

Seeger, P. and P.D. Jacobs. (2006). The Deaf Musicians. New York City: G.P. Putnam's Sons. In The Deaf Musicians, Lee used to love to play the piano, but now that he has lost his ability to hear, he can no longer make music. He is very depressed until he begins attending a special school to learn...

from MSittig

This book is a colorful picture book about a jazz musician who learns how to make music in a new way considering he is deaf. After starting to those his hearing more and more, Lee goes to school for the deaf and learns sign language. He finds people that are just like him and creates his own band...

from ambourg7

This book made my heart smile. A man who was a great musician suddenly became deaf. After messing up on stage with his original band, they decided it was best they let him go. He came across a school for the deaf. Here he learned sign language and how to communicate. He came to befriend another m...

from bereneezypie

Such a good book, especially for those that are hard of hearing or deaf (really, any disability). It tells the tale of a musician who is going deaf and can no longer play. After he goes to a school for deaf people, he realizes he can still do many things. The illustrations are nice, too!