I Read Signs

by Tana Hoban

Thirty familiar signs fill the pages of this handsome book, inviting the youngest child to come closer and take another look! Tana Hoban's classic and acclaimed photographic books for preschoolers encourage pre-readers to discover the shapes, letters, words, symbols, and patterns in the world all around them. A wonderful choice for car trips! "Right on target."— ALA Booklist Supports the Common Core State Standards

Genres: Picture Books, Nonfiction, Childrens, Photography, Transport, Construction, Storytime

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1983

Reviews

[Negar · Rating 5 out of 5]

How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

[Liz Strode · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tana Hoban is a photographer. Many of her photos have been used to create books such as I Read Signs. Though this book was published just a few years after I was born, I think it is an excellent text to include in any primary library at home or at school.

Each page contains a photograph of a sign. These are not just street signs, but also signs on trash cans, exits, storefronts (i.e. "Come In, We're Open").

This text lends itself well to introducing early readers to visualizing and inferring about where this sign might be, what might be happening around it, why the sign is posted, etc. Though you may not use every page as a resource in a lesson, there are signs from all types of communities, such as a taxi sign you might see at an airport or a bus stop, and a railroad crossing sign more common in suburban or rural areas.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to shelve this book because it was my brother's absolute favorite book when he was first learning to read. When we would ride somewhere in the car, he always did like to point out signs and read them aloud, and this book let him do that any time he wanted. My favorite part of watching him read it came when he got to the picture that was shot down a long, straight street lined with "No Parking" signs. My brother would point at EVERY SINGLE SIGN and read it, "no parking no parking no parking no parking..." It always cracked me up.

[Carmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

My daughter is entering a sign reading phase so it was time to bring home 'I Read Signs' by Tana Hoban. She knows all about the circle backslash means 'no,' so the other day she looked up at a sign in town and quizzically asked, "How come it says no P?" Being in a funny mood we told her that you couldn't say P words near that sign or the police would come. Our other favorite sign lately is "No hamburgers" which you will find places where you are not allowed to bring food or drink, but especially no hamburgers.

[Dawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

i think this is a great book to look at with kids ... so you know that they know what signs mean.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picture book with a variety of street signs. Good for teaching children about what the signs mean and perfect for helping them learn to read them, too.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

no words except what are written on the signs.

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good early resource for teaching about signs and their meanings

[Megan Bratton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great example of environmental print for young readers with familiar signs.

[Carey Voignier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Signs in and around the community. A good book to introduce to students and how they can learn to read using signs.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

great photos of real signs for children to practice reading, or to recognize and make connections with.

[Marcos · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was easy to read.

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to use for talking to parents about environmental print and one of the first forms of "reading" that kids pick up on!

[Becky Pressley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a super fun simple book for my preschooler who is really into letter recognition! It was fun practice!

[Jj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple but brilliant. I love how these are photos of REAL SIGNS that kids can identify from everyday life, and are eventually able to read as well when they are learning to read.

[Phoenix Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read signs is a very simple book with pictures of road signs that you would see everyday while driving. I think this book is important for children because when they are learning to read or know how to read the first thing they want to read especially in the car are road signs.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't love this more!

This is a wordless book filled with pictures children can read and interpret then use in their language through play

High quality and should be in every block area :)

[Musiclib · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wordless picture book with pictures of signs that can help students align illustrations with text, and also serve as a launch pad for a discussion on rules.

[raccoon reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple easy book of signs. Spurred a lot of great questions from my 5 year old! Would recommend :)

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

With the only words in this book being the ones on the photographed signs displayed, this story is easy to explain to children as they learn to identify signage.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hoban books are classics - I love the (now) vintage feel of the photos.

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Goes through the signs we might see throughout our day.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Environmental print

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

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