Tana Hoban
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Tana Hoban was an author
and photographer.
She created children's books out of photos and thereby taught educational concepts such as signs and symbols, the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, opposites, sizes and prepositions. Her early books were in black-and-white, but later books are in color. Many of her books are wordless.
Author
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and photographer.
She created children's books out of photos and thereby taught educational concepts such as signs and symbols, the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, animals, opposites, sizes and prepositions. Her early books were in black-and-white, but later books are in color. Many of her books are wordless.
External links
- New York Times obituary
- Image of a baby enjoying one of Tana Hoban's Books: Black On White
- Biographical sketch, de Grummond Collection, McCain Library and Archives, University of Southern Mississippi
- Washington Post obituary
