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Vaker
by Tamas Vincze
Age Range: 9-11
Vaker was included in the ‘Reading the Way’: Inclusive Books from Around the World Research and ‘Reading the Way 2’ projects. The book is not available in English but is referred to as Humbug throughout the RtW Research projects. (Full report in the Education Zone of this website)
Humbug is a similar style format to Beszél a kéz (Talking Hands), also published by Csimota and included in the RtW research (see review on this website), but is for an older age group. It includes 'slang' words that would be readily understood by young people. The design of the book is very much concerned with its graphics.
"... Chat ... chatter ... babble ... talk ..."
" So many expressions and figures of speech used by young people to talk and get out what they want to say, but from today we can also express this through signs".
Although a picture book, and similar in format to Talking Hands in terms of the added Hungarian sign language, Humbug is completely different in its content, which is aimed at an older audience and covers a diverse range of subjects.
This is a book which definitely represents good practice in terms of both including sign language, but also doing so in a stylish and contemporary way. OIW considers that while a translation for UK audiences would not be straightforward due to the complexities of translating the Hungarian sign language and also the slang, there is much to learn from the books in terms of the unusual and eye-catching presentation of signs.