Dozens of fascinating and colorful signs from all over the world, accompanied by interesting information about the history and use of signs in everyday life, teach readers that talking is not the only form of communication."
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The layout and bright, clear colors in this import from France are attractive and appealing; the text, however, is less than successful. The word pictogram has odd linguistic roots, both Greek and Latin--pictus for painted, and gramma for writing. Samoyault explains that while substituting a picture for an object or idea is as old as writing, pictograms as we know them came into being in 1895, when the Italian Touring Club made the first road signs. Samoyault uses illustrations of the changing Olympic Games pictograms as well as travel and transportation signs, but also includes items--e.g., the ubiquitous laundry symbols on clothing- -that she does not explain or define. There is little consistency in whether a pictogram is actually defined or merely illustrated, or in the length of discussion given to each. The level of the language is also inconsistent. A colorful but mixed effort. (glossary) (Picture book. 7-10) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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cute kids book, but not very informative,
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This review is from: Give Me a Sign!: What Pictograms Tell Us Without Words (Hardcover)
Gives a bit of explanation and background for pictograms, but lacks detail. Many pictograms are included as examples but not explained. (Including the symbols from clothing tags which tell you how to wash the garment- I would have loved to have explanations for those!) When discussing symbols for mens' and womens' toilets, it says that while you could use the biological symbols for male and female, that requires people to know which is which, but then doesn't label the symbols.
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