Silent Rainbows

About the Book

Graded for ages eight to fourteen, this collection of short stories has something for everyone. There are birds, rabbits, puppies, dolls, trains, and children, who are the main characters. All are deaf and communicate by different means. They all have something else in common; they all love. Each story is guaranteed to touch the reader’s heart. Come laugh, cry, and love with us.

About the Author

Ira Cochin worked as an engineer for 15 years in industry for such companies as Kearfott, and Bendix. Then he was a professor for 36 years at New Jersey Institute of Technology. During his professorship, Ira became blind and then deaf. He went for training at the Helen Keller Center for the Deaf-Blind. He returned to NJIT and became the world’s first deaf-blind professor to teach engineering. His accomplishments appeared in the New Jersey Supplement of the Sunday New York Times in December 18, 1977. Ira Cochin has written two technical books, six novels, dozens of articles in various magazines and trade journals, and four articles concerning the handicapped.