I Read Signs (Reading Rainbow Books) [Paperback]

Tana Hoban (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up | Series: Reading Rainbow Books

Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, and invite the viewer to COME IN! "Right on target."--Booklist.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Striking photographs offer toddlers a look at 30 familiar signs. Ages 3-6.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Tana Hoban's photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in galleries around the world. She has won many gold medals and prizes for her work as a photographer and filmmaker. Her books for children are known and loved throughout the world.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books (September 23, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 068807331X
• ISBN-13: 978-0688073312
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 10 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tana Hoban's photographs have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and in galleries around the world. She has won many gold medals and prizes for her work as a photographer and filmmaker. Her books for children are known and loved throughout the world.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent pre-reader, March 16, 2000

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books "bookscg" (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Read Signs (Reading Rainbow Books) (Paperback)

I found this book was an excellent pre-reading excercise for my preschooler. She just loves to see and recognize the signs as we are driving. This also makes it a great book to bring along for car trips of any length. I am buying a copy for her friend who loves all things car & truck. I know this will make a great gift for boys as well as girls ages 3+.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for toddlers, June 28, 2003

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Irritable perfectionist "cwr3" (Honolulu, HI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: I Read Signs (Reading Rainbow Books) (Paperback)

We got this book for my first child when she was about a year and a half old, and it became an instant favorite. She loved being read the signs in this book over and over.

Astonishingly, she read her first word at about two years old thanks to this book; when we were on a trip in a different state, in a restaurant she'd never seen, she pointed to a sign on the wall and read out "Exit only!" She was reading us "Exit" signs everywhere for months after that, though it was of course a long time before she started reading other words or being able to read phonetically.

Now she's a teenager headed for college, I have a second child about a year and a half old, and I'm buying this book for him...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it today; DON'T WALK!, March 22, 2011

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Rebecca Newell (Cheshire, CT USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: I Read Signs (Reading Rainbow Books) (Paperback)

What a great idea! Our 2-1/2 year old's reading began with an interest in street signs that he'd see from the car, so we borrowed this book from the local library and knew within minutes that it was hit & that we needed our own copy! He LOVES recognizing signs around town now, and always asks what the unfamiliar ones are. Shape, color, letter, number, and early word recognition have all improved! I've posted a few photos of the book alongside his toy sign set (the two are inseparable), which you DEFINITELY should also get here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006KQIX2/?tag=scifincom-20