My First Book of Sign [Hardcover]

Pamela Baker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1987 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Pictures of children demonstrate the forming in sign language of 150 basic alphabetically arranged words, accompanied by illustrations of the words themselves. Includes a discussion of fingerspelling and general rules for signing.

Editorial Reviews

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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 76 pages
• Publisher: Gallaudet University Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930323203
• ISBN-13: 978-0930323202
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best children's sign book I have seen!, June 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Book of Sign (Hardcover)

The thing that impresses me most about this book is it's accessibility for children of very young ages. My daughter, who just turned three, has been using this book for the last year. She has learned almost every sign in the book and uses them on a daily basis. I looked everywhere for a book that had bright, colorful pictures of the objects/concepts being signed along with the illustration of how to do the sign.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book of ASL for kids, January 5, 2004

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Emily "Emily" (pittsburgh pa usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My First Book of Sign (Hardcover)

I read the other reviews and I will clarify. I looked at the book and it is in ASL, no "initialized" signs as seen in signed english. It is one of the best books of it's type. A couple of the signs are hard to read the direction or orientation of the movement, that is the case with ANY of these books. There are always going to be a couple that are hard to put down on two dimentional paper, because it is a 3-D language. I noticed the sign for "Drive" is really "car", common mistake, and a "classifier" was used for "ship". Overall, a very good source.

20 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it., December 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: My First Book of Sign (Hardcover)

Hello! Many of you may have seen the Dateling show where they were teaching their babies sign. I know some sign language but didn't think to use it with my baby. But when I saw that show I started using simple words for everyday thing with my 13 month old. He started picking them up in 2 weeks. Words like milk, cracker, medicine, eat. But there were alot of food words i did not remember, so I ordered this book. I ordered it thru a book club, and not at the book store, so i did not know the contents. I am very sorry I did. I Know about 75% of the signs in that book, and I want to say that if I did not know them, I would never been able to do them by reading the illustrations in this book. They are not clear at all and do not have any written disciption of how to do the sign. Signing to my son has made a difference, less crying, he cannot talk yet but he can let me know what he wants. But please spend your money on another signing book