Winnie-The-Pooh ABC: Sign Language Edition - Hardcover

Shepard, Ernest H.; Gallaudet University

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525467149 ISBN 13: 9780525467144

Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books, 2001

Synopsis

An alphabet book presenting words and illustrations from the classic Pooh books introduces both hearing and deaf children to the written and American Sign Language alphabets.

About this title

About the Author:

A. A. Milne was born in 1882 in London. He was a playwright and journalist as well as a poet and storyteller. His classic children's books were inspired by his son, Christopher Robin. Milne died in 1956.

Ernest H. Shepard was born in 1879 in England. His pictures of the Pooh characters are based on real toys owned by Christopher Robin Milne. Shepard died in 1976.

From School Library Journal:

reS-Gr 1-Each letter of the alphabet is shown in uppercase and lowercase print with a line drawing of a person signing it. In the middle is a colorful illustration by Shepard chosen at random from one of Milne's books. Beneath that is another drawing of a person either signing or finger spelling the object, person, or action depicted. There is no consistency or relationship among the pictures. Few if any of the signs would be used by someone learning sign language, especially since some are proper names found only in the Milne books. The signed alphabet and numbers on the endpapers can readily be found elsewhere, so even that inclusion adds nothing to this pointless book. This attempt to cash in on Pooh's popularity is basically a sellout.

Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library,

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0525467149
• ISBN 13: 9780525467144
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Editor: Milne A. A.
• Illustrator: Shepard Ernest H., Milne A. A., Lehman Lois A.