Empower backseat passengers to become informed backseat drivers with this road sign decoder featuring 35 shaped road signs! From road signs around the neighborhood, like "School Crossing" and "Playground," to signs you zoom past on the highway, this hefty reference board book highlights and explains 35 road and highway signs for the youngest readers on the go. The shaped pages make each sign tactilely memorable, and the carefully crafted one-sentence explanations will easily guide young readers as they contextualize the world that zips past their backseat windows.
Award-winning photojournalist Zoran Milich captures a world of words in the simplicity of big, bold signs. As young children discover the thirty colorful photographs in City Signs, they will delight in seeing people and places that are a part of their everyday world. With that delight comes the growing recognition of the words that are all around them --- and the exhilarating discovery that they can READ!
"In the fall of 1925, young Allan Odell conceived the idea of using consecutive signs along the roadside. . . . In 1963 the last signs were taken down, ending the most famous outdoor advertising venture ever.”—1977 Minnesota Almanac The whole story is in this book, plus all the jingles used. The signs are gone now, except for one set on permanent display at The Smithsonian. You can have them all, always, in your own library with this book. “Rowsome’s volume indexes each of the 600 jingles . . . and as you down the list, preferably reading aloud, it might evoke visions of 1940 Chevies, roadside diners, signs that said EATS. . . . Why were the Burma-Shave jingles so universally loved? Because they were light-hearted and humorous in hard times and war times.”—Bov Swift, Knight News Service
For the last 25 years, photographer Sam Fentress has traveled America taking architectural photographs as his full-time profession. In this never-before published collection, Fentress reveals an America rich with spirituality, hunger, compassion, sorrow, remorse, and jubilation.
Does your little one love street signs? Finally, a book that explains in simple language what the most common signs mean. Filled with full-color photographs of popular street signs. Text at the bottom of each page makes it easy to point out words to developing readers.
While we each walk our own unique road, the road signs that guide us are identical. Which road signs people allow themselves to be guided by depends upon their life experiences. Utilizing heartfelt and engaging stories from her own life and experiences, Lauren Ann Schieffer highlights those lessons that are essential to success. She gives readers an insightful map to easily understand those road signs most critical to success and those that will ultimately lead someone to the High Road. Lauren has not only written an amazing self-help book, but she takes you into her heart and spirit, shaping some of life's most important lessons. All young people should read this and take to heart what Lauren has learned and has to offer. - Carolyn Ward, Ind. Elite Ex. Sr. NSD Emeritus, Mary Kay, Inc. Get this book now and learn how to avoid all those wrong turns, dead ends and detours that trip you up, slow you down and get you lost every time. It's an exquisitely detailed, easy-to-follow road map that will get you where you want to go in life with more joy, passion and purpose than you ever dreamed possible. - Linda Larsen, author 12 Secrets to High Self-Esteem As a licensed professional counselor with a specialty in eating disorders, this book is an inspiration for all of my clients! I have learned more about being truly in recovery and walking the high road from this book than I ever did in church. - Wanda McCallum, CPS, Licensed Counselor Publisher's website: http: //www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/RoadSignsOnTheHighRoadOfLife.htm
What an exciting way to help teach your pre-school or early-school child to read! "Stop, Wait, Go!" uses beautifully illustrated pictures with common road signs and symbols to tell an engaging story that entertains as it teaches. Award-winning artist, designer, and children's author, Nancy King, arouses your child's curiosity about everyday road signs seen in their travels. Featured are road signs with and without words and of various shapes and colors, that familiarize the child with commonly seen signs. The book evokes the classic family road trip to a happy destination as the family locates familiar signs in typical settings. Each family member has a distinct personality, and animals enrich the passing landscape for added interest. Bright, full-color, 17" x 8 1/2" spreads provide maximum visual appeal. The simple story line includes an adventure with a satisfying ending for everyone. Bonus feature: The back pages of the book include a memory game and a dictionary of additional common signs and symbols, providing delightful and informative reading for all!
