Ready to branch out beyond the alphabet song when it comes to teaching your kids the ABCs? There’s an amazing assortment of picture books for kiddos and their parents ready to explore the wonderful world from A to Z and start building the foundation toward reading. We’ve rounded up some of our top picks for […]
The Handmade Alphabet
Gorgeous pencil illustrations of diverse human hands—male and female, young and old—signing the letters of the alphabet make this alphabet book an incredible learning resource. The entries are further supplemented with objects that begin with the same letter. Author Laura Rankin was inspired to create this book by her deaf stepson. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet and to sign language, and the art is beautiful enough to merit sharing it with adults as well.
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
“Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.”—Kirkus Reviews
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Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
“Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.”—Kirkus Reviews
The Handmade Alphabet
Gorgeous pencil illustrations of diverse human hands—male and female, young and old—signing the letters of the alphabet make this alphabet book an incredible learning resource. The entries are further supplemented with objects that begin with the same letter. Author Laura Rankin was inspired to create this book by her deaf stepson. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet and to sign language, and the art is beautiful enough to merit sharing it with adults as well.
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
“Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.”—Kirkus Reviews
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book
“Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.”—Kirkus Reviews
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The Handmade Alphabet
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780140558760 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
Publication date: | 11/01/1996 |
Series: | Picture Puffin Books |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 32 |
Sales rank: | 601,446 |
Product dimensions: | 8.38(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.13(d) |
Lexile: | NP (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 2 - 5 Years |
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