leo@cca.UUCP (Louise Osterman) (03/06/86)
A while back, someone (I believe it was Margaret Craft) asked about a sign language book for kids. I was interested, as well, because my daughter who will be four in a few weeks has been doing the manual alphabet since last spring. Well, just when you're not looking for it...I found one. It is a softcover Sesame Street book. The title is "Sign Language ABC" with Linda Bove, who is the deaf actress who protrays Linda on Sesame Street. It was $1.95 at the Paperback Booksmith in Harvard Square. Re-printed here without permission from the first page inside the book: "Note to Parents Sign language is a beautiful and expressive way to communicate which both children and adults will find intriguing. 'Sesame Street Sign Language ABC with Linda Bove' is an exciting introduction to sign language. Photographs show Linda Bove demonstrating the sign for each letter of the alphabet and more than 75 useful words. Illustrations of the Sesame Street Muppets depict the words signed on that page. With the words in this book, children can have fun forming simple sentences in sign language. About Linda Bove Linda Bove is an actress who is deaf. She has been sharing her signed and theatrical talents with the television viewers of 'Sesame Street' for many years as a cast member. She has also been seen in the movie 'Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird!' and played the lead in the road show of 'Children of a Lesser God.' She is also the author of 'Sesame Street Sign Language Fun,' a book many children will want to go on to after this lively introduction." Louise E. Osterman Computer Corporation of America