| The Handmade Alphabet Contributor(s): Rankin, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0140558764 ISBN-13: 9780140558760 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: Inspired by her Deaf stepson, Rankin created this alphabet book, which celebrates the expressiveness of sign with lyrical clarity and creativity. Each illustration is imaginatively linked to a word that begins with a corresponding letter of the written alphabet. The art is eloquent and elegant, and the hands are all different - male and female, large and small. This softcover edition replaces the hardcover edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs |
| Dewey: 419 |
| LCCN: 90024593 |
| Series: Picture Puffin Books |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.46" W x 9.97" (0.29 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 |