Buck and Bull

Buck & Bull is a story about an unlikely friendship for all ages. It all started during a bad thunderstorm when a fawn strayed into a barn and met a calf. They became fast friends, but as they grow up their physical differences become more apparent. The young deer was agile, fast, and funny while the young bull was heavy, slower, and shy. The bull became jealous of the deer and refused to play. Rejected and lonely, the deer decided to leave the herd for the woods. But, later the young bull learned that the hunting season was coming and hunters were prowling the woods looking for deer, he realized how much he missed his friend. Will he be able to save Buck, and mend their friendship?

Features:
• Research-based design to provide optimal literacy development
• Bilingual interface, in ASL and English
• Page-by-page ASL video
• Over 180 vocabulary words signed and fingerspelled
• Original story, with original artwork
• Expert ASL storyteller
• Explores the theme of "friendship" despite differences

Our storybook apps aim to support literacy development for young and emerging readers. They are great for the classroom or in homes, for families to share the reading experience with their child.

This is created by the award-winning team at Motion Light Lab, part of the NSF Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning, at Gallaudet University.

Our storybook apps have been recognized by the Library of Congress, awarded best practice honoree, and by Zero Project as an Innovative Practice.