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Count and See |
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Tana Hoban |
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Book Description
There are things to count all around you. If you look. And think. And see. Tana Hoban does -- and so will the youngest reader who accompanies her through this book. Exciting photographs -- reinforce by the number as word, as numeral, and as model set -- show you how to count what you see, and make what you see count.
About the Author
Tana Hoban has won more than a dozen gold medals and other prizes for her work as a photographer, filmmaker and television commercial consultant. Her photographs are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and have been part of such exhibitions as The Family of Man. Her two previous books, Shapes and Things and Look Again! received unanimous critical acclaim. Tana Hoban has one daughter and lives in Philadelphia with her... |
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Black on White |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688119182 |
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Tana Hoban has created an elegant solution for those who want to initiate children into the infinite wonders of reading. This picture book compels parents to talk to their babies as they share the wordless pages with their little ones. Black illustrations on a white background provide high contrast for infants' underdeveloped eyes. Soothingly familiar, silhouetted shapes--a leaf, a key ring, a bib, an elephant--will be recognized by the very young, and through these simple pictures, aspiring readers will begin to identify the link between the objects they see and the words their caregivers say. Hoban, beloved author of many childhood favorites, including Black on White's companion piece, White on Black, as well as Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? and What Is It?, has struck gold again--black gold, that is. It's the... |
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White on Black |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688119190 |
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It's never too early to start kids reading. Even in infancy, young eyes can begin to make connections between images on a page and the real thing. White on Black is an ideal first book, and one that will continue to fascinate the very youngest readers as they grow. Exquisitely simple, solid white pictures of everyday objects--a banana, a duck, a bottle--against a black background provide high contrast for developing eyes. This wordless picture book encourages caregivers to engage the child as they "read" together: "Oh look, a boat, that looks like your bath toy, doesn't it?" With White on Black's companion book, Black on White, Tana Hoban has created a striking pair of visual tools to increase the youngest readers' burgeoning powers of perception. In this complex world, it's a joy to find a book... |
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Over, Under and Through |
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Tana Hoban |
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Hardcover |
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0027448207 |
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The New York Times Tana Hoban has never been surpassed in her ability to evoke the quality of childhood.
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The New York Times Tana Hoban has never been surpassed in her ability to evoke the quality of childhood.
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I Wonder |
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Tana Hoban |
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0152048359 |
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Book Description
A caterpillar bumps and inches along. A robin sings high in a tree. A blossom reveals a buzzing bee. And an inquisitive child sees that the world around her is filled with creatures going about their own lives and--maybe!--wondering about her as she wonders about them. Tana Hoban’s camera reveals the color, movement, and beauty of nature through the eyes of a child.
Card catalog description
While walking through the park, a child sees a wondrous variety of animals.
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Shapes, Shapes, Shapes |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688147402 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Hoban is well known for her unexcelled concept books for preschoolers. Taking color and black-and-white photos of familiar objects and surroundings she shows letters, numbers, colors, opposites and more. Her pictures are more precise and clear than many stylized or abstract drawings. Giving examples of different shapes, like circles, hexagons, parallelograms and stars, she asks the child to find the shapes within the pictures. It's amazing how many shapes an open lunchbox on a checkered tablecloth can reveal; from a round orange to oval halves of a hard-boiled egg (with round yolks) to a rectangular thermos to star- and heart-shaped cookies. This marvelous book from a topnotch photographer gives children the opportunity to see the world around them, not just look at it. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information,... |
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What Is That |
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Tana Hoban |
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068812920X |
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Hoban adds to her string of handsome, well-designed books for very young children. These black-and-white board books will attract infants beginning to focus their eyes as well as to toddlers ready to name or talk about objects and animals. What Is That? features large white silhouettes of familiar objects such as a pacifier, stuffed bunny, a stroller, a table and a chair, set against a glossy black background. A balloon on a partly coiled string appears ready to float across the page. In Who Are They? black silhouettes of animals are displayed against flat white pages. The positioning of parents opposite children creates interest and offers counting possibilities, as the number of young animals increases by one with each flip of the page. Two titles that are sure to be popular with the board-book... |
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26 Letters and 99 Cents |
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Tana Hoban |
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0613001907 |
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From Publishers Weekly
Hoban's name is synonymous with creative and carefully crafted concept books for young children. This newest offering in arresting full color is really two books in one. 26 Letters is a delightful ABC handbook. Each page shows two letters (in both upper- and lowercase) paired with objects from airplane to zipper. Turning the book around reveals the even more creative 99 Cents. Here Hoban clearly shows youngsters how to count by pairing photos of numbers with pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in a variety of combinations. The book counts by ones from 1? to 30?, by fives from 30? to 50?, by tens from 50? to 90?, culminating in 99?. Math concepts are extremely difficult to convey, while explaining nickels, dimes and quarters is harder still. An extremely inventive approach that will be hailed by parents, teachers... |
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Who Are They |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688129218 |
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Book Description
Share these animals and their babies with your baby.
It is never to early to look and talk together!
Card catalog description
Black silhouettes against white background depict different mother animals and their young, from one sheep to five ducks. On board pages.
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Exactly the Opposite |
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Tana Hoban |
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0613707036 |
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From Publishers Weekly
The prolific master of the preschool photo-essay has produced another winner in which, as the title succinctly states, she wordlessly explores opposites. In 13 contrasting spreads framed by equally effective first- and last-page single photos, Hoban represents such ideas as closed/open, intact/ broken, big/little, front/back, hot/cold, up/down, tied/untied and more. The vivid color pictures are well composed, and often so intriguingly detailed that the viewer might even forget the book's "point." But as is often the case with Hoban, her photographic prowess alone is worth the price of the book. Ages 2-up. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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From School Library Journal
Hoban has done it again. Using a... |
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Of Colors and Things |
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Tana Hoban |
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Hardcover |
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0613950615 |
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From Publishers Weekly
A bright blue comb, a pair of fire-engine red mittens, a vibrant yellow butterfly: the pages of the inimitable Hoban's ( 26 Letters and 99 Cents ; Shapes, Shapes, Shapes ) latest offering fairly burst with glossy, glorious color. The rainbow objects she presents here are at once familiar and fresh, all of them a treat for the eye. And her striking, sumptuous photographs prove once more that wordless books can captivate and entertain children. The layout of the book is simple and elegant: each page is quartered by a ribbon of color, and in three of the four quadrants are objects of corresponding hue--jellybeans, pinwheels and toy dinosaurs; in the fourth quarter is a bright object that combines many primary colors. These pages will undoubtedly provide a satisfying give-and-take between parent and child--this is a... |
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I Read Signs |
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Tana Hoban |
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068807331X |
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From Publishers Weekly
Striking photographs offer toddlers a look at 30 familiar signs. Ages 3-6. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, and invite the viewer to COME IN! "Right on target."--Booklist.
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26 Letters and 99 Cents |
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Tana Hoban |
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068814389X |
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From Publishers Weekly
Hoban's crisp photo-essay presents images of upper- and lower-case letters beside objects beginning with that letter; reverse the book, and numerals are shown alongside coins that total that amount. Ages 3-up. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 3 Hoban's clever design, providing two books in one, is highlighted with clear, bright photographs. In the alphabet half of the book, each upper- and lower-case ``soft touch'' letter in primary colors (two per page), is matched to a photo of an object. Interesting and challenging choices are presented to enhance vocabulary development of preschoolers. At ``Z,'' readers need to turn the book around for the counting half. Here ``soft touch'' numbers are used. The count proceeds... |
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I Read Symbols |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688023320 |
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-- Booklist
"Hoban at her best."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Kirkus Reviews
"Simple, instructive, and dazzling."
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Is It Red Is It Yellow Is It Blue |
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Tana Hoban |
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—Booklist
"A wordless concept picture book meant to teach basic colors to very young children does its work excellently."
—School Library Journal
"Opens our eyes to the beauty of everyday objects."
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Is It Rough Is It Smooth Is It Shiny |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688038239 |
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Book Description
The coins are shiny. But they are also round, and there are five of them. One is over another, and one is under. The tree is rough. It is also brown and tall. And how about the stones? And the turtle? And the cotton candy? All the objects in this stunning book are textured -- they are rough, or smooth, or shiny, or sticky, or wet, or furry. But they are also lots and lots of other things. The more you look at the pictures, the more you will see. How much can you tell about each photograph? Once you start, it will be hard to stop!
Card catalog description
Color photographs without text introduce objects of many different textures, such as pretzels, foil, hay, mud, kitten, and bubbles.
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Of Colors and Things |
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Tana Hoban |
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0688045855 |
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From Publishers Weekly
A bright blue comb, a pair of fire-engine red mittens, a vibrant yellow butterfly: the pages of the inimitable Hoban's ( 26 Letters and 99 Cents ; Shapes, Shapes, Shapes ) latest offering fairly burst with glossy, glorious color. The rainbow objects she presents here are at once familiar and fresh, all of them a treat for the eye. And her striking, sumptuous photographs prove once more that wordless books can captivate and entertain children. The layout of the book is simple and elegant: each page is quartered by a ribbon of color, and in three of the four quadrants are objects of corresponding hue--jellybeans, pinwheels and toy dinosaurs; in the fourth quarter is a bright object that combines many primary colors. These pages will undoubtedly provide a satisfying give-and-take between parent and child--this is a... |
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I Wonder |
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Tana Hoban |
Book Review
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0152048758 |
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Book Description
A caterpillar bumps and inches along. A robin sings high in a tree. A blossom reveals a buzzing bee. And an inquisitive child sees that the world around her is filled with creatures going about their own lives and--maybe!--wondering about her as she wonders about them. Tana Hoban’s camera reveals the color, movement, and beauty of nature through the eyes of a child.
Card catalog description
While walking through the park, a child sees a wondrous variety of animals.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
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