This book is another genuinely fun read. The pictures are whimsical, the content is informative and interesting, and everything is presented in an uncluttered and easy to follow manner. Gross takes the reader on a cross-cultural overview of non-verbal communication. Native American signs, American homeless codes, informal body language, and ASL are all spoken to – and more. This book would be ideal for an elementary school social studies class, but I don’t think it would be totally out of place in a middle school library either. In particular, this book would be good in classes with hearing impaired students. I don’t know that this book necessarily has a place in my prospective high school classroom, but I certainly would highly recommend it to any colleague looking for suggestions. ( )