When children learn their ABC’s by sight and sound, they take a big step toward reading. Sharing alphabet books that show familiar objects is a wonderful way to begin this process. ABC Burton, Jane BB Abc Colorful pictures and simple words identify different objects for each letter of the alphabet. Farm ABC John Deere, Inc. BB Joh Connects each letter with farm animals, foods, & equipment. Children can touch-and-feel some items such as bumpy corn and hay bales, and turn a tractor wheel. Z Goes Home Agee, John E Age Z heads for home, passing twenty-five other characters and creatures, each suggesting a familiar shape. LMNO Peas Baker, Keith E Bak Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from astronaut to zoologist
Puddle’s ABC Hobie, Hollie E Hob Puddle teaches his friend Otto the letters of the alphabet so that Otto can write his name. On Your Toes Isadora, Rachel E Isa Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an illustration of a ballet-related word. ABC USA Jarrie, Martin E Jar The alphabet is presented to the accompaniment of illustrations of persons and places found in the U.S. and events from U.S. history. Alpha Oops! Kontis, Alethea E Kon Chaos ensues when "z" thinks that it is time to go first in the alphabet for a change. What Pete Ate Kalman, Maira E Mai A child relates things eaten by Pete the dog.
Alphabatics Macdonald, Sue E Mac The letters of the alphabet are transformed and incoporated into twentysix illustrations, so that the hole in "b" becomes a balloon and "y" turns into the head of a yak. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Martin Jr., Bill E Mar An alphabet rhyme & chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a coconut tree. L is for Lobster Reynolds, Cynthia E Rey An illustrated alphabet book that celebrates the many attractions of the State of Maine. Avalanche Rosen, Michael E Ros A rhyming alphabet book in which a boy tosses a snowball to his dog and starts an avalanche that engulfs the entire universe until it has to reverse itself and become a snowball again, ending up in the dog's mouth.
Dr. Seuss’s ABC Seuss, Dr E Seu An alphabet book filled with funny creatures AA is for Aardvark Shulman, Mark E Shu Presents a children's alphabet book for early readers that introduces words with double letters. Albert’s Alphabet Tryon, Leslie E Try Clever Albert uses all the supplies in his workshop to build an alphabet for the school playground. Max’s ABC Wells, Rosemary E Wel An alphabet book featuring bunny siblings Max and Ruby as they try to get rid of a bunch of pesky ants. Alphabeasties Werner, Shannon E Wer An illustrated alphabet book for early readers that composes images of animals using only the first letter of its name.
Alphabet Rescue Wood, Audrey E Woo While on vacation in Alphabet City, Little e and the other lowercase letters repair an old fire truck and come to the rescue when a fire engulfs the letter-making factory. Alphabet Mystery Wood, Audrey E Woo Little x is missing from Charley's Alphabet, and the other lowercase letters go off to solve the mystery of his disappearance, learning in the end how valuable a little x can be. Z is for Zeus Wilbur, Helen J 292.1 Wil An A to Z introduction to Greek mythology including heros, gods and goddesses, the Iliad, Dephi, and Labyrinth. D is for Dragon Dance Compestine, Ying J 394.261 Com Twenty-six traditional customs and symbols from the celebration of Chinese New Year, one for each letter of the alphabet, and includes a recipe and tips for good luck in the New Year.
Alphabet Explosion! Nickle, Jon J 438.1 Nic An alphabet book filled with sights such as a lemur folding laundry and a poodle smoking a pipe, which asks readers to count the number of objects, actions, and colors on each page that start with the same letter. Gone Wild McLimans, David J 591.68 McL Presents the alphabet designed to look like endangered animals, and lists facts about their habitats, geographic ranges, threats to survival, and more. Vegetable Alphab et Pallotta, Jerry J 635 Pal Describes terms, from A to Z, relating to vegetable gardening, beginning with asparagus and ending with zucchetta. ABC’s of AfricanAmerican Poetry Bryan, Ashley J 811 Ash A poem for each letter describes an aspect of the African-American experience.
Key to Call Lett ers and Numbers
BB = Board Book E = Picture Book ER = Easy Reader E000-999 = Easy Non-Fiction J000-999 = Juvenile Non-Fiction J Bio = Juvenile B\iography JF = Juvenile Fiction YA = Young Adult
Alphabet Books
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