Ava Beese is seven years old. When she was two, her dad Nick posted a YouTube video of her signing with her mum over dinner. It went viral, was watched almost 1.5 million times, and was picked up by BBC News. The videos her family still post of their BSL dinner chats continue to receive tens of thousands of hits.Ava's mum, Lilli Beese, is a BSL interpreter, television presenter and trainee psychologist. Ava's dad, Nick Beese, is a designer and former captain of Great Britain's deaf football team. Together, Nick and Lilli founded support group Deaf Parents Deaf Children. They regularly campaign on deaf issues.

• 1: Title page2: Contents4: Meet Ava6: British Sign Language8: All sign language is unique10: My mum and dad12: Life at home14: My school16: My deaf friends18: Hobbies20: Out and about22: My hearing aids24: Cochlear implants26: Vocalising28: My future30: Becoming a good hearing friend32: BSL alphabet34: BSL numbers36: BSL questions38: BSL important words40: BSL topics42: BSL at school44: BSL out and about46: Words to remember47: Further information48: Index

In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things ... an excellent way to understand and empathise.

Ava Beese is seven years old. When she was two, her dad Nick posted a YouTube video of her signing with her mum over dinner. It went viral, was watched almost 1.5 million times, and was picked up by BBC News. The videos her family still post of their BSL dinner chats continue to receive tens of thousands of hits.Ava's mum, Lilli Beese, is a BSL interpreter, television presenter and trainee psychologist. Ava's dad, Nick Beese, is a designer and former captain of Great Britain's deaf football team. Together, Nick and Lilli founded support group Deaf Parents Deaf Children. They regularly campaign on deaf issues.

• 1: Title page2: Contents4: Meet Ava6: British Sign Language8: All sign language is unique10: My mum and dad12: Life at home14: My school16: My deaf friends18: Hobbies20: Out and about22: My hearing aids24: Cochlear implants26: Vocalising28: My future30: Becoming a good hearing friend32: BSL alphabet34: BSL numbers36: BSL questions38: BSL important words40: BSL topics42: BSL at school44: BSL out and about46: Words to remember47: Further information48: Index

In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things ... an excellent way to understand and empathise.

Ava Beese is seven years old. When she was two, her dad Nick posted a YouTube video of her signing with her mum over dinner. It went viral, was watched almost 1.5 million times, and was picked up by BBC News. The videos her family still post of their BSL dinner chats continue to receive tens of thousands of hits.Ava's mum, Lilli Beese, is a BSL interpreter, television presenter and trainee psychologist. Ava's dad, Nick Beese, is a designer and former captain of Great Britain's deaf football team. Together, Nick and Lilli founded support group Deaf Parents Deaf Children. They regularly campaign on deaf issues.

• 1: Title page2: Contents4: Meet Ava6: British Sign Language8: All sign language is unique10: My mum and dad12: Life at home14: My school16: My deaf friends18: Hobbies20: Out and about22: My hearing aids24: Cochlear implants26: Vocalising28: My future30: Becoming a good hearing friend32: BSL alphabet34: BSL numbers36: BSL questions38: BSL important words40: BSL topics42: BSL at school44: BSL out and about46: Words to remember47: Further information48: Index

In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people - and introduces some of her deaf heroes who have achieved amazing things ... an excellent way to understand and empathise.