Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove

by Linda Bove, Tom Cooke (Illustrator), Anita Shevett (Photographer)

Illus. in full color with full-color photos. The basics of American Sign Language. "Designed for the very young, this would be an asset if shelved with either regular alphabet books or with sign language books. Each letter appears in both capital and lower case on a single page, along with a photo of Bove showing the sign for the letter, and clearly labeled photos of her signing words or sentences featuring that letter. A good companion to the author's Sesame Street Sign Language Fun."--School Library Journal.  

Genres: Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Language

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 1985

Reviews

[S. J.]

I had this book through out my childhood (as you realize when you see how it is barely hanging together) and loved working my way through it and learning the signs. I can do the ABC in signs (though a few signs are a bit shaky depending on the day) and recognize a few of the others in the book. You don't feel inundated by the signs (as many other similar books make you feel) and don't realize how much you learn just making your way through it. The pictures are some of the best I've seen, very easy to copy, and Linda Bove does an excellent job of showing how Sign Language is more then just hand movements but what your face and body are doing as well.
A wonderful book for children and adults to learn just a bit about this fascinating and complex language.

[Megan]

This is perhaps the first book I was taught the alphabet and first words with. Great photographs, with expressive signs and representative drawings of Sesame Street Muppets. The drawings make it possible for kids to not only see references for signs, but also begin to recognize environmental context. My only slight criticism is that some sentences read more like SEE than ASL, though ASL has changed a bit grammatically since the publication of this book. It’s also possible they were written that way to be more legible. Some signs are now very old-fashioned, no longer in use. All in all, this was a great book for me as a kid. I’m always glad ASL was my first language.

[Deanna]

sensitive

[Richelle Starke]

Leo loves this book from my childhood.

[Danielle]

There can never be enough learning aids for ASL, and this has cute pictures with everyone's favorite characters.

[Angela]

This is a great book for beginners of Sign Language. It shows pictures of Molinda doing sign and pictures to show what the signs are. Very simple yet sweet

[Ashley]

Interest Level Grades K - 3
Genre: Functional and How-To, Nonfiction
Themes: Sign Language of ABC's and simple words
Uses: Teach children the alphabet in sign language and simple everyday words

[Melissa]

This is a fun book to introduce Sign Language. Linda breaks down the alphabet and uses Sesame Street puppets to add some fun to it. Great book to have.

[Evelyn]

we loved this so much when kids were little. Still here somewhere

[Benjamin Plume]

I learned the sign alphabet with this when I was little.