This book goes through the entire alphabet, showing an animal that goes with the letter and the sign for the letter in sign language.

A traditional alphabet book (A is for astronaut, B is for bird, etc.) that also introduces ASL fingerspelling - excellent! ( )

The ABC's in sign language are called the Manual Alphabet. Using the alphabet to sign is called finger spelling. When doing sign language, you can use either your right or left hand. The author uses a letter on each page and includes a picture and word that the letter starts with. Each page includes a picture of a hand signing that letter. I was glad to see the author used different races for the pictures of the hands. This books is awesome choice for all ages. People can keep this book for reference or just read it for fun. ( )

Appealing introduction to ASL. ( )

Lora Heller has been featured in The New York Times for her work on several instructional books that teach infants to sign. This alphabet book is an early introduction to American Sign Language, because it provides a combination of finger spelling and letters. Finger spelling is a process where fingers are used to spell words, letter by letter. The finger spelling for each letter is enclosed in a circle, depicting hands of various skin tones. Each letter of the alphabet has a page of full color images with whimsical illustrations of children, giraffes, tigers and other characters. In the classroom, this book can serve as a springboard for discussion about communicating in a different way, other than oral language. It is a simple, yet delightful book that is sure to engage younger readers from preschool to second grade. ( )