FICTION

Sign Language ABC

by Lora HELLER
illus. by Eliz Ong. unpaged. Sterling. Mar. 2012. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-4027-6392-2. LC number unavailable.
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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
Want to spell something top secret? Have a silent conversation? Tell your friends something funny without anybody else knowing? Then learn the sign alphabet! It’s 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.
Reviewed by Kathleen Kelly MacMillan , Feb 01, 2012

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