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Books with author Tana Hoban

  • Black & White Board Book

    Tana Hoban

    Board book (Greenwillow Books, Jan. 2, 2007)
    Share this book with the baby in your life. Perfect for tummy time!From the eminent photographer and acclaimed book creator Tana Hoban, this bestselling accordion-style foldout book is sturdy enough to stand by itself and features fourteen bold black-and-white high-contrast images to engage babies and very young children.Tana Hoban’s books are beloved by teachers, librarians, parents, and readers. A perfect gift for new parents and babies.Before they are able to clearly see colors, babies respond to the strong contrast between black and white, which makes this the perfect first book for young, developing brains. Experiencing bold black-and-white contrast helps stimulate development in the retina and the optic nerve.This sturdy accordion-style foldout book features high-contrast art from two bestselling Tana Hoban board books: Black on White and White on Black. These classic and popular books have sold more than one million copies.About Black on White and White on Black, Publishers Weekly said, “Hoban’s compositions are so supple and her layouts so well balanced that she casts kind of a spell . . . magical.”
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  • White on Black

    Tana Hoban

    Board book (Greenwillow Books, May 27, 1993)
    Share this book with the baby in your life. It’s never too early to read together!From the eminent photographer and acclaimed book creator Tana Hoban, this bestselling large format board book features bold black-and-white high-contrast images to engage babies and very young children.Tana Hoban’s board books have sold more than a million copies and are beloved by teachers, librarians, parents, and readers. A perfect gift for new parents and babies.Before they are able to clearly see colors, babies respond to the strong contrast between black and white, which makes this the perfect first book for young, developing brains. Experiencing bold black-and-white contrast helps stimulate development in the retina and the optic nerve.About Black on White and White on Black, Publishers Weekly said, “Hoban’s compositions are so supple and her layouts so well balanced that she casts kind of a spell . . . magical.”
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  • Black White

    Tana Hoban

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, May 2, 2017)
    Share this book with the baby in your life. It’s never too early to read together!From the eminent photographer and acclaimed book creator Tana Hoban, this bestselling large format board book features thirty-four bold black-and-white high-contrast images to engage babies and very young children.Tana Hoban’s board books have sold more than a million copies and are beloved by teachers, librarians, parents, and readers. A perfect gift for new parents and babies.Before they are able to clearly see colors, babies respond to the strong contrast between black and white, which makes this the perfect first book for young, developing brains. Experiencing bold black-and-white contrast helps stimulate development in the retina and the optic nerve.This large-format, sturdy board book features high-contrast art from four bestselling Tana Hoban board books: Black on White, White on Black, Who Are They?, and What Is That? These classic and popular books have sold more than one million copies.About Black on White and White on Black, Publishers Weekly said, “Hoban’s compositions are so supple and her layouts so well balanced that she casts kind of a spell . . . magical.”
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  • Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue?

    Tana Hoban

    Paperback (Greenwillow Books, April 23, 1987)
    What color do you see? Red? Yellow? Blue? Here is a concept book young children can grow with, as they explore colors, sizes, shapes, and relationships with the master of the photo-concept book ' Tana Hoban.
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  • Cubes, Cones, Cylinders, & Spheres

    Tana Hoban

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Sept. 19, 2000)
    Cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres. Sounds sophisticated? Only until you look at Tana Hoban's incomparable photographs and realize that those shapes are the stuff of everyday life. They are all around us all the time. In our houses, on our streets, in our hands. In yet another breathtaking book, Tana Hoban wakes us up to our world and makes us see it.
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  • Shapes, Shapes, Shapes

    Tana Hoban

    Paperback (Greenwillow Books, March 29, 1996)
    Geometric shapes are all around us! In this wordless book from top-selling picture-book creator Tana Hoban, children learn to look closely to find them. Circles, squares, stars, triangles, hearts, and rectangles—how many can you see? Simple, clear, practical, Shapes, Shapes, Shapes is a fun way for children to learn. Sit together with a child at home or in a preschool classroom and use this book to enjoyably teach this core preschool/kindergarten skill: geometry.Dozens of real-world photographs of buildings, shoes, people at work, and more help young readers build observation skills as they hunt for shapes hidden in plain sight.“This marvelous book from a top notch photographer gives children the opportunity to see the world around them, not just look at it,” said Publishers Weekly. “Do your eyes a favor, and don’t miss this one," wrote School Library Journal.
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  • Who Are They?

    Tana Hoban

    Board book (Greenwillow Books, Sept. 15, 1994)
    Share these animals and their babies with your baby. It is never to early to look and talk together!
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  • TRADEBOOK, I READ SIGNS, KINDERGARTEN

    Tana Hoban

    Paperback (CELEBRATION PRESS, Sept. 23, 1987)
    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 BooklistSupports the Common Core State Standards
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  • I Read Signs

    Tana Hoban

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 23, 1987)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street.
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  • 26 Letters and 99 Cents

    Tana Hoban

    Paperback (Greenwillow Books, Aug. 24, 1995)
    Acclaimed and bestselling photographer Tana Hoban’s timeless 26 Letters and 99 Cents is two books in one! Both an alphabet book and a counting book, this wordless classic uses colorful photographs to teach important concepts. Perfect for visual learners! Simple, clear, practical, 26 Letters and 99 Cents teaches the most basic building blocks of life skills. Sit together with a child at home or in a preschool classroom and use coins and an alphabet sheet alongside this book to enjoyably teach ABCs and counting.In a starred review, School Library Journal said, “Children will enjoy manipulating money, numbers, and letters to correspond to the photographs in this book.”Readers can start from either side of the book. “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,” explained Publishers Weekly.
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  • Twenty Six Letters and 99 Cents

    Tana Hoban

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 1, 1995)
    If you know the 26 letters of the alphabet and can count to 99 -- or are just learning -- you'll love Tana Hoban's brilliant creation. This innovative concept book is two books in one!
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  • Over, Under and Through

    Tana Hoban

    Paperback (Aladdin, March 31, 2008)
    Leap-frogging over a fire hydrant, ducking under "London Bridge," crawling through a pipe tunnel -- Tana Hoban's brilliant photographs of children transform these activities into a fascinating exploration of spatial concepts. There are twelve concepts in all -- and some surprising discoveries for the young child. As in Look Again! and Count and See, Tana Hoban has created an imaginative and provocative adventure into the many ways of seeing.
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