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Summary
Summary
A is for ASTRONAUT, B is for BIRD, and C is for CRAB. Bold and bright, hip and cool, this striking ABC board book is like none other: each page teaches children the American Sign Language alphabet through a combination of letters, hand spelling, and adorable illustrations.
Author Notes
In her New York City Baby Fingers(tm) school, Lora Heller teaches infants to sign before they can speak. She has been featured in the the New York Times and is author of Sterling's Sign Language for Kids: A Fun and Easy Guide to American Sign Language and our Baby Fingers(tm) books, Hello, Goodbye ; All Day Long ; I Want; I'm Feeling ; and Teaching Your Baby to S ign. Laura lives in New York, NY. Learn more about her at mybabyfingers.com.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
Pre S-Gr 1-This basic alphabet book presents the American Sign Language Manual Alphabet. Each letter is accompanied by a simple sentence in English and a picture of an object or activity beginning with that letter. Many of the choices are standard fare ("B is for bird," "X is for xylophone"), but others surprise ("A is for astronaut," "M is for mermaid," "P is for pirate"). Close-up illustrations of hands in a variety of skin tones clearly show the manual letters. The illustrations are bright and have a computer-generated, cartoon feel. The bold style and simple, clean design make this book an ideal way to introduce the ASL alphabet to young children.-Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
In this compact alphabet book and introduction to American Sign Language, Heller, who founded the New York City Baby Fingers sign language program, presents finger spelling as both a useful skill and a fun way to communicate with friends. Small hands, placed within inset circles, model how to spell letters A to Z, appearing alongside friendly cartoon characters that include a mermaid, robot, and whale. A final page includes a chart of all of the signs for quick reference. The inviting images and accessible format make this an encouraging primer on ASL. Ages 4-7. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Want to spell something top secret? Have a silent conversation? Tell your friends something funny without anybody else knowing? Then learn the sign alphabet! Its a great idea but sadly not very memorable in this book with bland digital illustrations, arbitrary selections of words to correspond to the letters, and unclear (and in one case, inaccurate) depictions of the hand shapes. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Handsigns, by Kathleen Fain (1993), and The Handmade Alphabet, by Laura Rankin (1991). (Picture book. 5-8)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Heller begins with an invitation that gives hearing readers incentive to learn the manual alphabet: Imagine being able to tell your friend a secret from way across the playground. Unfortunately, the introductory remarks close with a gaffe: Just open this book and learn your ABCs in American Sign Language, incorrectly equating finger spelling with American Sign Language. That quibble aside, the book has much to like. Crisp digital images subtly hide the letter forms somewhere in the picture; in C is for crab, for instance, the C echoes the crab shape, while elsewhere the lion's leg is angled like an L. The hand sign on every page is enclosed in a circle and clearly demonstrates how to form each letter. Also noteworthy is the fact that the hands represent a range of skin tones. From the astronaut to the zebra, humans and animals alike don smiles in this cheerful, instructive book. The final page repeats all of the hand signs, A to Z.--Austin, Patricia Copyright 2010 Booklist
