Download or read book A World of Knowing written by Andy Russell Bowen and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2011-08-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet had a sharp mind and a great determination to make a difference in the world. When Thomas met Alice Cogswell, a little girl who was deaf, he decided to go to Europe to study deaf education and became a teacher. The signs he learned developed into American Sign Language and helped his students to leave their isolation behind.