My First Book of Sign - Hardcover

Baker, Pamela J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0930323203 ISBN 13: 9780930323202

Publisher: Gallaudet University Press, 1987

Synopsis

My First Book of Sign, a full-color alphabet book, gives the signs for 150 of the words most frequently used by young children. The vocabulary comes from recognized word list sources such as the Dale List of 769 Easy Words. The proportion of word category choices (nouns, modifiers, and verbs) is based on early language acquisition research.

Readers do not have to know American Sign Language to enjoy My First Book of Sign; the book provides explanations of how to form each sign. This is a very special alphabet book appropriate for all children who are just beginning to read.

About this title

About the Author:

Pamela J. Baker is the Helen A. Paioanou professor of Biological Science at Bates College.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3 Arranged alphabetically and looking like an ABC book, this is both appealing and useful. Baker presents 150 nouns and verbs common to young children by showing the written word, a picture of the object it represents, and a child signing the word. An index and an alphabetical list of explanations of the way to form the sign are also included. The letter to parents, explaining the purpose and use of the book, loses some of its impact by being at the end instead of at the beginning of the book. Illustrations are brightly colored and have an even mixture of boys and girls of various racial backgrounds, some with hearing aids, some without. Some are a bit confusing because the chubby fingers are not always clearly distinguished from the thumb, but the descriptions in back help with clarification. Printed on glossy paper in a large format, this book is a good addition to sign language collections for children. Nancy A. Gifford, Schenectady County Public Library, N.Y.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0930323203
• ISBN 13: 9780930323202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 76