Overview
Now this wonderful, seasonal poem can be enjoyed in a new way by both hearing and deaf children. Accompanying the complete verses and full-color illustrations, line drawings show this holiday favorite in Signed English, the system that uses American Sign Language signs in English word order. In this exciting new rendition, children will dream of sugarplums while also learning how to form signs for them. The Night Before Christmas Told in Signed English uses both rhyme and signing to help children practice their vocabulary and learn English grammar. Students, parents, and teachers will enjoy the fun, educational way in which this holiday classic entertains at the same time that it teaches.
Full Product Details
Author: Clement C. Moore ,
Steve Marchesi ,
Jan Skrobisz ,
Harry Bornstein
Publisher: Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Imprint: Gallaudet University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9781563680205
ISBN 10: 1563680203
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 September 1994
Recommended Age: From 4 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: Signed English
Reviews
This book brings renewed delight with the addition of sign drawings. Mastering the language of this book would be a fascinating project for a class or family wishing to share this holiday tradition.
A smiling Santa in goggles and aviator helmet speeds up the Christmas Eve delivery system with updated transportation from his Far Northair sleigh. This futuristic-looking vehicle still uses eight reindeer, but additional propulsion is controlled through sophisticated equipment in the covered cockpit (including a built-in beverage maker with choices from hot chocolate to borsht). This interpretation of Moore's classic poem finds Santa making a delivery to a household with three children in a traditional, suburban neighborhood. The father of the family springs out of bed in a panic in one dramatic spread, with his hand seeming to stretch right off the page toward the reader. A diverse crew of helpers joins Santa on his Christmas Eve flight, with costumed elves from many countries and ethnic groups helping to unload the toys and clean the soot off Santa's red cape, furry pants and pointed boots. Elves and toys decorate the endpapers and also appear as spot illustrations at the end of the poem's verses, which are attractively framed with bold, red borders on alternating spreads. An interview of St. Nick by illustrator Watson concludes the volume. (Picture book. 3-7) (Kirkus Reviews)
Author Information
Harry Bornstein is the former director of the Gallaudet Signed English Project and is now a consultant in San Francisco, CA. Karen L. Saulnier is a former research associate at the Center for Studies in Education and Human Development at Gallaudet University.
