Roller Skating Worries

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Izzie loves roller skating and Emma can't wait to try it. It's the perfect spring day she has all her gear and she is ready to roll Skating isn't easy but Emma refuses let her fear of falling ruin her fun Emma is Deaf and often uses sign language to communicate and this early chapter book includes an ASL fingerspelling chart and a sign language guide.

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Deaf-blind since childhood, C.L. Reid received a cochlear implant (CI) as an adult to help her hear, and she uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate. She and her husband have three sons. Their middle son is also deaf-blind. C.L. earned a master's degree in writing for children and young adults at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, two of their sons, and their cats. Elena Aiello is an illustrator and character designer. After graduating as a marketing specialist, she decided to study art direction and CGI. Doing so, she discovered a passion for illustration and conceptual art. She works as a freelancer for various magazines and publishers. Elena loves video games and sushi and lives with her husband and her little pug, Gordon, in Milan, Italy.