Hoban, Tana

Overview

Works:	161 works in 655 publications in 4 languages and 56,417 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Picture books Pictorial works Board books Stories without words Photographs Big books Fiction Upside-down books
Roles:	Author, Photographer, Illustrator, Producer, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PZ7.H638, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Tana Hoban

Something about the author( )
Meet the authors( Book )
Hoban Tana : [photography bio file] by Tana Hoban( )
Tana Hoban by Tana Hoban( Recording )
Traces of ancestors lost = Traces d'ancêtres perdus by Tana Hoban( Book )

Tana Hoban Collection by Tana Hoban( )
Meet the authors( Visual )

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Most widely held works by Tana Hoban

26 letters and 99 cents by Tana Hoban( Book )

26 editions published between 1987 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 2,253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Color photographs of letters, numbers, coins, and common objects introduce the alphabet, coinage, and the counting system

Is it red? Is it yellow? Is it blue? : an adventure in color by Tana Hoban( Book )

16 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,079 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrations and brief text introduce colors and the concepts of shape and size

Shapes, shapes, shapes by Tana Hoban( Book )

21 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 2,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Photographs of familiar objects such as chair, barrettes, and manhole cover present a study of rounded and angular shapes."--Title page verso

Of colors and things by Tana Hoban( Book )

31 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,932 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of toys, food, and other common objects are grouped on each page according to color

I read signs by Tana Hoban( Book )

24 editions published between 1983 and 2004 in English and Spanish and held by 1,846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street

Exactly the opposite by Tana Hoban( Book )

17 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and French and held by 1,781 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of familiar outdoor scenes illustrate pairs of opposites

Count and see by Tana Hoban( Book )

19 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,538 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of common objects and events illustrate the numbers one through one hundred. Starts out counting by ones, then jumps from 15 to 20. Then goes on counting by tens. Then jumps from 50 to 100. The numbers are not counted consecutively

Black on white by Tana Hoban( Book )

17 editions published between 1993 and 2017 in English and held by 1,532 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Black illustrations against a white background depict such objects as an elephant, butterfly, and leaf

Shadows and reflections by Tana Hoban( Book )

10 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in 4 languages and held by 1,434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs without text feature shadows and reflections of various objects, animals, and people

Over, under & through, and other spatial concepts by Tana Hoban( Book )

14 editions published between 1973 and 2009 in English and held by 1,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs demonstrate the spatial concepts expressed in twelve words such as around, across, between, against, and behind

So many circles, so many squares by Tana Hoban( Book )

4 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,308 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The geometric concepts of circles and squares are shown in photographs of wheels, signs, pots, and other familiar objects

Construction zone by Tana Hoban( Book )

11 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 1,295 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs illustrate the kinds of equipment and earthmovers found at construction sites

Look again! by Tana Hoban( Book )

15 editions published between 1971 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 1,293 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Look through the square cut in the page and see part of the photograph. Turn the page and experience the full concept of the picture

A children's zoo by Tana Hoban( Book )

12 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Color photographs of animals are accompanied by several descriptive words, e.g. tall, spotted, silent giraffe

I read symbols by Tana Hoban( Book )

6 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in English and held by 1,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the highway

Is it larger? Is it smaller? by Tana Hoban( Book )

9 editions published between 1985 and 2003 in English and held by 1,247 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of animals and objects in larger and smaller sizes suggest comparisons between the two

Is it rough? Is it smooth? Is it shiny? by Tana Hoban( Book )

6 editions published in 1984 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Color photographs without text introduce objects of many different textures, such as pretzels, foil, hay, mud, kitten, and bubbles

White on black by Tana Hoban( Book )

19 editions published between 1993 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,183 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

White illustrations against a black background depict such objects as a horse, baby bottle, and sailboat. On board pages

Circles, triangles, and squares by Tana Hoban( Book )

8 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 1,157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The geometric concepts of circles, triangles, and squares are demonstrated in photographs of bubbles, windows, stacks of pipes, tires, boats, and other objects

Push, pull, empty, full : a book of opposites by Tana Hoban( Book )

14 editions published between 1972 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Black and white photos illustrate fifteen pairs of opposites such as front-back, first-last, push-pull

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