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The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book

by Lisa Campbell Ernst

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Young readers can look at each letter of the alphabet in a whole new way through bold, bright cut-paper shapes. Imaginative, challenging, and fun, this kid-friendly book is perfect for sharing and exploring. Full color.

Review:

"Many alphabet books transform the 26 letters into people, places or things; Ernst (Stella Louella's Runaway Book), however, gives the idea a new twist — literally — by asking readers to rotate her exuberant book 360 degrees, to view each letter from four different perspectives. Working with cut paper, Ernst sets each blocky, sans serif, capital letter against a square field of fluorescent color; in the black border that frames the letters, the text encourages readers to examine the image from each of four angles (as it wraps around the page): 'C pretends to be/ an angel's halo' (as readers turn the book to view the letter, bright yellow on an orange background, positioned so that its curve points up), 'macaroni and cheese' (the upside-down 'C') and a hoop earring (when it rests on its curve).' Not all the suggestions are compelling — O, for example, resembles a bagel no matter how one looks at it — and some youngsters may need coaxing to notice the conceits that depend on the interplay between the letter shape and its negative space (a lime-green N turned on its side looks like 'two tortilla chips headed for guacamole' because the angled lines of the letter create two triangles from the yellow field). But children who are mastering both letter recognition and the mechanics of book-reading should get a kick out of how Ernst rewards them for tweaking the rules. Ages 3-6. (July)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Synopsis:

At every turn these letters are full of surprises. Imagine! What other things can you discover hiding in the alphabet?

About the Author

Lisa Campbell Ernst has written and illustrated many popular children's books, including The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book; Hannah Mae O'Hannigan's Wild West Show; Goldilocks Returns, her own version of "Little Red Riding Hood"; and Stella Louella's Runaway Book. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Lee, and their two daughters, Elizabeth and Allison.Lisa Campbell Ernst has written and illustrated many popular children's books, including The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book; Hannah Mae O'Hannigan's Wild West Show; Goldilocks Returns, her own version of "Little Red Riding Hood"; and Stella Louella's Runaway Book. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband, Lee, and their two daughters, Elizabeth and Allison.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780689856853
Author:
Ernst, Lisa Campbell
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Location:
New York
Subject:
English language
Subject:
Concepts - Alphabet
Subject:
Alphabet
Subject:
Toy and movable books
Subject:
Children s 4-8 - Language Arts
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
B221
Series Volume:
70 =
Publication Date:
July 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
YES
Pages:
32
Dimensions:
9.90x9.84x.41 in. .91 lbs.
Age Level:
3-6

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