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Got your ticket? Enter the gate! See the biggest pig and a pumpkin as big as a pig! Taste blue-ribbon jam, pitch a baseball, win a bear. Drink lemonade and eat what? Eat everything! Letters of all shapes and sizes have been photographed and collaged together in this exuberant, eye-popping, letter-and-word-finding tour of the glories of the state fair. From dill pickles and cotton candy to Ferris wheels and midway games, here is an alphabet-exploring adventure like no other. Start at A and be Amazed!
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"This alphabet book is not just about words that begin with the 26 letters; itand#8217;s also a graphic display of the myriad fonts found at a fair...the pages seem to sparkle and blink with the bright lights of a midway...As alphabet books go, this one is delightful. As graphic art goes, itand#8217;s alive with evocative, almost magical examples. Readers will be delighted with the images of fun and games, rides and blue ribbons, food and prizes."--andlt;Iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/Iandgt;
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"Frasier shows that there is a dizzying array of words to be found amid the visual cacophony of the andlt;BRandgt; fairgrounds....The illustrations are eye-catching...In each busy spread, the featured letter appears many times...creating an interactive find-and-seek game as children try to spot and count each one.--andlt;Iandgt;Booklistandlt;/Iandgt;
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"Frasier has hold of a terrific idea: find photographic examples of all 26 letters of the alphabet amid the garish typography of state fairs....the colorful and cluttered spreads evoke the energy of the fair."--andlt;Iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/Iandgt;
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Chock-full of eye-popping photos, Debra Frasier's A Fabulous Fair Alphabet is a one-of-a-kind alphabet exploring adventure. Check out her website at www.afabulousfairalphabet.com.
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Alphabet letters of all sorts of shapes and sizes and stylesand#8212;from blinking neon ones, to unusual old-style graphic ones to rustic hand-painted ones have been photographed and collaged together into an exuberant, eye-popping, letter-and-word-finding tour of the glories of the state fair. Bursting with with bright, bold illustrations of favorite fair elements like dill pickles and Ferris wheels and midway games, here is an alphabet-exploring adventure like no other!
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About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Debra Frasierandlt;/Bandgt; has written and illustrated many acclaimedandnbsp;picture books, including andlt;i andgt;Spikeandlt;/iandgt;;andlt;iandgt; A Fabulous Fair Alphabetandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;i andgt;Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disasterandlt;/iandgt;; and the beloved and bestselling andlt;iandgt;On the Day You Were Bornandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and frequently visits her home state of Florida.andlt;Bandgt;Debra Frasierandlt;/Bandgt; has written and illustrated many acclaimedandnbsp;picture books, including andlt;i andgt;Spikeandlt;/iandgt;;andlt;iandgt; A Fabulous Fair Alphabetandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;i andgt;Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disasterandlt;/iandgt;; and the beloved and bestselling andlt;iandgt;On the Day You Were Bornandlt;/iandgt;. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and frequently visits her home state of Florida.