The Pocket Dictionary of Signing

by Mickey Flodin and Rod R. Butterworth

Book Overview

Shardlake goes to war... Summer, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII's invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel. As the English fleet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039951743X
• ISBN13: 9780399517433
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: Tarcherperigee
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

helpful

I've found this book helpful in my attempts at learning ASL (granted I have not been overly successful at it yet, but I am to blame for that, not the book). The diagrams are clear and I think they've done a good job in the selection of words. In addition to the diagrams there are nice little text explanations on how to make the signs and even suggested memory aids. I haven't done a detailed comparison with other books or anything, but I believe that for the price, and conveniently small size of this book, it is real bargain.

A Good Book To Have Around

As you may already know, this is the pocket-sized version of Mickey Flodin's "Perigee Dictionary of Sign." Filled with clear illustrations, descriptions of each sign and memory aids as well, this book is a wonderful resource to carry with you for "emergencies." Don't depend on this to give you enough vocabulary to have a real conversation, but do consider it a valuable tool in many social circumstances. As a Deaf ASL teacher, I can recommend this book to anyone who wants to carry with them a safety net! :o)

Very Helpful

I love the way the authors of this book discribe the signs as well as have drawings. With drawings only, it is really hard to understand signs with movement. This book has really, really helped me learn sign language. It is a great reference guide to keep with you. I have already recommended it to my daughter who is taking a sign language class in college. The memory tips and the use of the words in a sentence are also very helpful. I would highly recommend this book.

This book can help everyone learn basic sign language

This book helped my whole family learn basic sign language in only a few short hours. I have tried numerous books but this one is the best. I couldn't say more than if you are looking for a book on how to sign...start here it is the best place to start or to brush up on basic knowledge.

This is a great book and handy to!!!

I volunteer at a local hospital working with children.Some are deaf. My directer asked me if I wanted to work with these children.I wanted to but I didn't know how to sign.With a few classes and this book I learned how to communicate with these children.Now I really love signing.