My Silent World

My Silent World

The world is a very different place when you are deaf, the power of sight and the beauty of colours and textures are heightened, as sounds are removed or reduced from everyday life. But for one young deaf child, her silent world is about to disappear.

Her world as she's always known, is a treasure to her, but is about to become loud, shrilling, overwhelming, and ironically deafening. 'The intruder', otherwise known as a cochlear implant, changes her life by giving her something that has been missing- her sense of hearing. She eventually learns to accept 'The intruder', but reminds the implant that it can never be as loud as her silent world.

My Silent World is a wonderful and highly original story about disability and difference, with beautiful, evocative illustrations by CBCA Crichton-award winner, Vincent Agostion.

Nette Hilton is an established author of children's literature and has won several wards fro her books. Her books include A Grave Catastrophe for the Takeaway series, The Hicksville Horror for the After Dark series, and In My Backyard, shortlisted for the CBCA Picture Book of Year award. Nette writes from her New South Wales North Coast farm and works part-time in a primary school, a career that has spanned thirty-four years.

Vincent Agostino was born in Melbourne and started to win art competitions at the age of seven. He studied graphics and illustrations and is now a member of Hot Trash Studios and a committee member of Illustrators Australia. Vincent's first picture book was When Elephants Lived in the Sea (2005) written by Jane Godwin, which won Vince the CBA Crichton Award for best new illustrator in 2006. Vincent lives in Victoria.

My Silent World
Hachette Children's Book
Author: Nette Hilton
Illustrator: Vincent Agostino
ISBN: 9780734410375
RRP: $28.99