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The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants

by Priscilla Turner

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ISBN13: 9780374482176
ISBN10: 0374482179
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The unknown history of lettersFor as long as any letter could remember, Vowels and Consonants had been enemies.U without N? Q without U? Mpssh! you say. Yet once, long ago, P's and Q's minded their p's and q's, and though U and I deserved not one iota of respect. For their part, Vowels knew only that the dot on the youngest i was far moe important than the most capital W.And so they came to wage a fierce war to prove who were the better letters. But as S's outflank E's and O's surround H's, an enemy of all the alphabet appers on the horizon--one which neither Vowels or Consonants can conquer alone.In this hilarious look at the hidden life of letters, Priscilla and Whitney Turner reveal how sworn enemies become allies and discovered what you and I now take for granted: that the pen is mightier than the swrd.

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"This artful fable tells of a time when letters coexisted as two mutually distrustful social groups . . . until a common enemy unites the letters to do what they do best together: make words . . . A high-spirited picture book recommended for reading aloud."--"Booklist." Color illustrations throughout.

About the Author

Priscilla Turner lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, with her husband and two children. A teacher and illustrator, Whitney Turner is Priscilla's younger brother and lives in Riverdale, New York.

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ISBN:
9780374482176
ill.:
Turner, Whitney
Author:
Turner, Whitney
Author:
Turner, Priscilla
Publisher:
Sunburst Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Juvenile literature
Subject:
War
Subject:
Concepts - Alphabet
Subject:
Alphabet
Edition Number:
Sunburst ed.
Publication Date:
September 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
11.04x8.52x.11 in. .35 lbs.
Children's Book Type:
Picture / Wordless
Age Level:
04-08

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