Story Time with Signs & Rhymes presents playful stories for read-aloud fun! This rhythmic tale invites readers to chant along and learn American Sign Language signs for each letter in the alphabet. Bring a new, dynamic finger-play experience to your story time! From the PublisherStory Time with Signs & Rhymes offers a variety of rhythmic, playful stories for read-aloud fun. American Sign Language (ASL) signs are incorporated into the book design, inviting children to sign along with the story. The result is a literacy-based, finger-play experience sure to engage students and teach signing! Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Each Looking Glass Library picture book features art matched with the subject matter, leveled text for reading success, glossary, fun facts & activities, and reinforced library binding. Grades preK-3.Features: Illustrated Handshapes for the Alphabet, Numbers 1-10, and Signs from the Stories * Age-Appropriate Art * Glossary * Fun Facts * Activities * Further Reading * Reviewed by Content Consultants

Every parent knows the frustration of trying to satisfy the demands of an infant too young to communicate his or her thoughts. Now, a growing consensus of researchers agree that not only deaf children but also hearing children can benefit from early exposure to sign language, often learning such basic signs as “milk,” “mother,” and “change” as early as seven months. With this knowledge in mind, Kim Votry and Curt Waller have written and illustrated Baby’s First Signs and More Baby’s First Signs, two books designed to provide your infant with the means to articulate his or her fundamental desires.Baby’s First Signs and More Baby’s First Signs are durable board books, lavishly colored in bright reds, blues, greens, and yellows sure to please your child’s eye. Each page features an illustration of a toddler signing a word as well as demonstrating what the sign is about. For example, on the “baby” page, the toddler makes the sign for “baby” by mimicking the cradling of a child in his arms while also smiling at his baby sister sitting beside him. The illustrations include both a diagram box that depicts exactly how to perform the sign and the English word in the top left corner, so that your child will learn English and sign language simultaneously. The books cover fundamental expressions such as “sleep,” “cold,” “eat,” and “hurt” as well as “rain,” “mommy,” “daddy,” and “car.” “Signing is a beautifully tactile way for babies to learn about their world,” the authors write. “It acknowledges a baby’s natural abilities and provides a powerful tool for self-expression.” The Baby’s First Signs books are the ideal place to begin building your baby’s library.

From the team that created the Baby’s First Signs books come two new board books. A Book of Colors depicts the charming character with the favorite hat signing all of the primary and secondary colors—red, yellow, blue, orange, green, and purple—in interesting settings. The other pages display a wide variety of appealing colors, too, including pink, white, black, gray, brown, and tan, topped off with a richly rendered illustration of a rainbow.Out for a Walk offers toddlers their first look at signs for the world around them. As they follow our distinctively hatted youngster on a stroll, they encounter familiar animals and insects, among them a dog, cat, butterfly, and squirrel, and learn which ones can be pets. They’ll enjoy imaginative images of the senses, too—sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. Printed on robust cardboard stock, these delightful full-color books will engage toddlers in new topics as they discover more basic signs, proven to accelerate their grasp of language.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for school activities, including learning, reading, and writing.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for food, including peas, bread, and cheese.

“It was Opening Day, 1947. And every kid in Brooklyn knew this was our year. The Dodgers were going to go all the way!”It is the summer of 1947 and a highly charged baseball season is underway in New York. Jackie Robinson is the new first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers―and the first black player in Major League Baseball. A young boy listens eagerly to the Dodgers games on the radio, each day using sign language to tell his deaf father about the games. His father begins to keep a scrapbook, clipping photos and articles about Jackie. Finally one day the father delivers some big news: they are going to Ebbets Field to watch Jackie play!Author Myron Uhlberg offers a nostalgic look back at 1947, and pays tribute to Jackie Robinson, the legendary athlete and hero. Illustrator Colin Bootman’s realistic, full-color illustrations capture the details of the period and the excitement of an entire city as Robinson and the Dodgers won the long-awaited pennant, and brought an entire New York community together for one magical summer.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for farm animals, including pigs, ducks, and horses.

Playful stories in simple rhymes introduce the American Sign Language signs for the seasons and different senses.

Gorgeous pencil illustrations of diverse human hands—male and female, young and old—signing the letters of the alphabet make this alphabet book an incredible learning resource. The entries are further supplemented with objects that begin with the same letter. Author Laura Rankin was inspired to create this book by her deaf stepson. It is a wonderful introduction to the alphabet and to sign language, and the art is beautiful enough to merit sharing it with adults as well.Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book“Brilliant . . . Hauntingly luminous.”—The New York Times Book Review“Exquisitely detailed, realistically portrayed hands of different ages, sexes, and colors demonstrate the positions for the manual alphabet used in American Sign. An excellent introduction.”—Kirkus Reviews

A unique counting book teaches readers how to use American Sign Language to communicate the numbers 1-20, 25, 50, and 100, and complements the text and instructions with beautiful hand-drawn objects, including wind-up toys and butterflies.

A mother and daughter spend a sunny day at the beach together where they swim, dance, build sandcastles, and, most importantly, communicate. But their communication is not spoken; rather, it is created by loving hands that use American Sign Language. Readers will learn how to sign 15 words using American Sign Language with the help of sidebars that are both instructive and playful. And the beautifully illustrated beach scenes will appeal both to the deaf community and to hearing parents and children, who will enjoy this gentle introduction to some basic words in ASL. Hands & Hearts is a picture book unlike any other, revealing the special bond between mother and child.Praise for Hands & Hearts "A memorable excursion." --Kirkus Reviews "The book is recommended for libraries with an interest in ASL, and those in need of beach-themed picture books for the mommy-and-me crowd." --School Library Journal

Story Time with Signs & Rhymes presents playful stories for read-aloud fun! This rhythmic tale invites readers to chant along and learn American Sign Language signs for the members of a family including grandma, grandpa, cousins, siblings, and pets. Bring a new, dynamic finger-play experience to your story time! Story Time with Signs & Rhymes offers a variety of rhythmic, playful stories for read-aloud fun. American Sign Language (ASL) signs are incorporated into the book design, inviting children to sign along with the story. The result is a literacy-based, finger-play experience sure to engage students and teach signing! Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Each Looking Glass Library picture book features art matched with the subject matter, leveled text for reading success, glossary, fun facts & activities, and reinforced library binding. Grades preK-3.Features: Illustrated Handshapes for the Alphabet, Numbers 1-10, and Signs from the Stories * Age-Appropriate Art * Glossary * Fun Facts * Activities * Further Reading * Reviewed by Content Consultants

Using a selection of common signs, these enchanting drawings help parents and their children communicate in sign language. Sparking an interest in sign language, putting an end to communication struggles, and enjoying greater understanding between child and parent are just some of the positive steps reinforced by these guidebooks. Designed for ease of learning, all of the signs in these titles can be learned quickly by both children and parents.Covering additional vocabulary words, this title presents frequently used terms associated with meal times.

Is your baby hungry or tired? Does she have a tummy ache or does he just need a diaper change? It’s easy to know when you and your baby learn to sign together. Studies show that babies who sign develop increased vocabularies, experience less frustration, and begin to speak earlier. These short stories, playful pictures, and clear instructions are practical for parents and fun for older siblings. Let’s Sign! is designed to help you more fully enjoy mealtime, playtime, bedtime, and other daily activities with the baby in your life.

ASL edition. Children are able to communicate by signing before they develop the skills necessary for speech. By teaching sign language to children from as young as seven months we can help them to convey their emotions and their needs. This first signing guide for hearing and deaf children contains over forty key signs. Designed for parents and carers to share with babies, with it's simple and clear instructions and endearing illustrations, this book is an ideal introduction to signing. A helpful tip is given at the bottom of each page to help beginners get started.

Alice Cogswell was a bright and curious child and a quick learner. She also couldn't hear. And, unfortunately, in the early nineteenth century in America, there was no way to teach deaf children. One day, though, an equally curious young man named Thomas Gallaudet, Alice's neighbor, senses Alice's intelligence and agrees to find a way to teach her. Gallaudet's interest in young Alice carries him across the ocean and back and eventually inspires him to create the nation's first school for the deaf, thus improving young Alice's life and the lives of generations of young, deaf students to come.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for animals, including rats, cats, and chicks.

Baby sign language makes it easy to communicate with your child, and Nita makes it fun! Nita's First Signs teaches ten essential signs for every parent and child to know, including eat, more, hungry, milk, all done, ball, play, love, please, and thank you. A simple story about Nita and her parents teaches each sign in context, and repetition throughout each story makes them easy to practice. Even better, each page slides open to reveal accurate instructions on how to make each sign, plus tabs on the side of each page make it simple to locate every sign for later reference. Baby sign language collections aren't complete without Nita!

Sign language makes it easy to communicate with your child, and Nita makes it fun! The second book in the Little Hands Signing series (which introduced the bestselling Nita's First Signs), Nita's Day teaches ten new and essential ASL signs for every parent and child to know: wake up, change, clothes, eat, potty, go, play, bath, book, and bed. A simple story about Nita and her parents teaches each sign in context. Even better, each page slides open to reveal accurate instructions on how to make each sign, plus tabs on the side of each page make it simple to locate every sign for later reference. No signing book collection is complete without Nita!

“As a boy, my father learned to speak with his hands. As a man, he learned how to turn lead-type letters into words and sentences. My father loved being a printer.”Each day in 1940s New York a young boy watches as his father goes to work in the noisy newspaper printing factory. But the boy’s father only feels the machines’ loud pounding and rumbling as vibrations through the soles of his shoes. He is deaf. Although his father communicates with a few other deaf printers through his hands, he feels largely ignored by his hearing co-workers. But when a silent deadly fire erupts, it is up to the father to warn and save his coworkers, even when they cannot hear him over the printers.Myron Uhlberg draws on his own experiences as the hearing son of deaf parents to create this dramatic, evocative story that reflects a respect for deaf culture and the unique gifts each individual possesses. Historical details are deftly rendered and brought to life in Henri Sørenson’s extraordinary paintings that dramatize and illuminate the powerful text.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for colors, including red, blue, and yellow.

Presents a classic nursery rhyme accompanied by diagrams showing how to form the Signed English signs for each word.

Presents a familiar nursery rhyme accompanied by illustrations showing how to form the American Sign Language signs for each word.

Presents an illustrated version of a children's song, accompanied by diagrams showing how to form the Signed English signs for each word.

Presents a classic nursery rhyme accompanied by illustrations showing how to form the American Sign Language signs for each word.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for activities, including playing, running, and eating.

Pictures and diagrams introduce preschoolers to twenty-eight simple "words" from American Sign Language, including the signs for asking for milk by pretending to milk a cow and indicating bicycle by showing the pedals.

With picture clues and simple language, a follow-up to Simple Signs offers gestures from the American Sign Language of twenty-nine words commonly used in a child's everyday vocabulary and includes drawings of the sign alphabet.

Playful stories in simple rhymes introduce the American Sign Language signs for feelings and emotions.

Experience the sights and sounds of 1930s Brooklyn and Coney Island through the eyes―and ears―of a hearing boy and his deaf parents.A Brooklyn family takes an outing to Coney Island, where they enjoy the rides, the food, and the sights. The father longs to know how everything sounds. Though his son does his best to interpret their noisy surroundings through sign language, he struggles to convey the subtle differences between the “loud” of the ocean and the “loud” of a roller coaster. When the family drops in at the library after dinner, the boy makes a discovery. Perhaps the words he needs are within reach, after all.Myron Uhlberg’s story, based on his own childhood experiences, covers the almost unique topic within children’s books of children raised by deaf parents. Ted Papoulas beautifully and sensitively portrays the family’s day to bring the whole experience to life for readers.

Full-color illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the alphabet of the American Sign Language, and features hand signs for vehicles, including cars, trucks, and spaceships.

Winner - 2017 Storytelling World Resource Award Honor Book Finalist - 2017 North Texas Book Festival Best Children's Books All William Ellsworth Hoy wanted to do was play baseball. After losing out on a spot on the local deaf team, William practiced even hardereventually earning a position on a professional team. But his struggle was far from over. In addition to the prejudice Hoy faced, he could not hear the umpires' calls. One day he asked the umpire to use hand signals: strike, ball, out. That day he not only got on base but also changed the way the game was played forever. William Dummy" Hoy became one of the greatest and most beloved players of his time!The William Hoy Story is also on several book lists: 2016 New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 Texas 2x2 Reading List 2017 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List 2017 Best Children's Books of the Year, Bank Street College 2017-2018 Charter Oak Children's Book Award List (Connecticut) 2017-2018 Kennebec Valley Book Award List 2018 Illinois Monarch Award Master List 2018-2019 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice List