The Handmade Alphabet | 
 enlarge | Author: Laura Rankin
Publisher: Dial
Category: Book
List Price: $18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 974950
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0803709749
Dewey Decimal Number: 419
EAN: 9780803709744
ASIN: 0803709749
Publication Date: October 7, 1991
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Great BOOK December 11, 2007
I saw it because a fellow asl student had it the pictures are amazing i loved the book
American Sign Language March 2, 2006
I purchased this book for my six year old granddaughter because she has been showing an interest in sign. It is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have seen and the picture associated with each letter is something she can identify with.
Luminous illustrations and a different kind of ABC book September 15, 2004
Laura Rankin's The Handmade Alphabet portrays the letters of the alphabet along with their manual alphabet counterparts in American Sign Language. Each letter receives one page on which the uppercase letter appears in a black, serif font in the upper-left corner of the page and is accompanied by a realistic illustration of a hand demonstrating the manual alphabet of American Sign Language as well as an object cleverly representing the letter. "G" is demonstrated by a gloved hand; "K" is demonstrated by a baby's hand holding a key ring; "X" shows an x-ray of the hand demonstrating the sign. The illustrations of the hands are done in softly luminous colored pencil on charcoal paper, with exquisite detail. The hands are of different races, sexes, and ages. This book focuses solely on letters, but does offer a key that lists the words for the objects portrayed with each letter. Of course this book will be useful for deaf children or children with deaf parents or friends who are learning the alphabet, but may be useful for other children as well to drive home the concept of abstract symbol systems and the different ways sounds and meaning can be represented.
A work of art October 24, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The beautiful illustrations - simple yet exquisite, worthy of framing. I first framed some of the pictures and presented them as gifts to some young deaf children with self esteem problems, but it was when I taught hearing adults and did the same thing that I really saw the great impact her illustrations had. It then became a "work of art"
Beautiful... Inventive... May 31, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found this book in our school library and was stunned by the artwork. I work in a school where the deaf children are mainstreamed into the school. Sign language books are always checked out! This is a big hit with the young students. I give the author an A+ for an excellent book!
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