Hoban, Tana

Overview

Works:	165 works in 727 publications in 4 languages and 53,528 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Picture books Literature Pictorial works Fiction Illustrated works Wordless picture books Alphabet books Photographs Board books
Roles:	Author, Photographer, Illustrator, Producer, Creator, Author of introduction
Classifications:	PZ7.H638, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Tana Hoban

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

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 2,111 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Shapes, shapes, shapes by Tana Hoban( Book )

24 editions published between 1986 and 2004 in 3 languages and held by 1,994 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

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

18 editions published between 1978 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,988 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Of colors and things by Tana Hoban( Book )

38 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 1,844 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 )

27 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in English and Spanish and held by 1,787 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the street

Exactly the opposite by Tana Hoban( Book )

16 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and French and held by 1,684 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of familiar outdoor scenes illustrate the concept of opposites to children

Black on white by Tana Hoban( Book )

25 editions published between 1993 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 1,542 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Count and see by Tana Hoban( Book )

18 editions published between 1972 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,480 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs of common objects and events illustrate the numbers one through one hundred

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

16 editions published between 1973 and 2009 in English and held by 1,361 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Shadows and reflections by Tana Hoban( Book )

11 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in 4 languages and held by 1,341 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Look again! by Tana Hoban( Book )

15 editions published between 1971 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 1,241 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 )

13 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 1,227 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

Construction zone by Tana Hoban( Book )

11 editions published between 1997 and 1999 in English and held by 1,219 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

6 editions published between 1998 and 1999 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

I read symbols by Tana Hoban( Book )

6 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in English and held by 1,197 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Introduces signs and symbols frequently seen along the highway

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

11 editions published between 1985 and 2006 in English and held by 1,177 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 )

5 editions published in 1984 in English and held by 1,136 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 )

24 editions published between 1993 and 2019 in 4 languages and held by 1,130 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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

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

10 editions published in 1974 in English and held by 1,104 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 )

17 editions published between 1972 and 1981 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,089 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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