| American Sign Language: A Step-By-Step Guide to Signing Contributor(s): Chafin, Suzie (Author), Johnston Grindstaff (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1599215144 ISBN-13: 9781599215143 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: While learning a new language isn't a "knack" for everyone, "Knack American Sign Language" finally makes it easy. The clear layout, succinct information, and topic-specific sign language partnered with high-quality photos enable quick learning. By a "bilingual" author whose parents were both deaf, and photographed by a design professor at the leading deaf university, Gallaudet, it covers all the basic building blocks of communication. It does so with a view to each reader's reason for learning, whether teaching a toddler basic signs or communicating with a deaf coworker. Readers will come away with a usable knowledge base rather than a collection of signs with limited use. - 450 full-color photos- American Sign Language- Intended for people who can hear- Can be used with babies and young children |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Sign Language - Family & Relationships | Education - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General |
| Dewey: 419.7 |
| LCCN: 2009003114 |
| Series: Knack: Make It Easy |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8" W x 8.5" (1.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While learning a new language isn't a "knack" for everyone, Knack American Sign Language finally makes it easy. The clear layout, succinct information, and topic-specific sign language partnered with high-quality photos enable quick learning. By a "bilingual" author whose parents were both deaf, and photographed by a design professor at the leading deaf university, Gallaudet, it covers all the basic building blocks of communication. It does so with a view to each reader's reason for learning, whether teaching a toddler basic signs or communicating with a deaf coworker. Readers will come away with a usable knowledge base rather than a collection of signs with limited use. - 450 full-color photos- American Sign Language- Intended for people who can hear- Can be used with babies and young children |