Description
Combines a section of brief, humorous verses about fruits and vegetables for each letter of the alphabet with a section of factual information about the chosen food, recipes, jokes, reading suggestions, and other details.
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This rich alphabet book is actually two books in one - it will not be put aside after a child learns the alphabet. It will provide on-going pleasures for children (and parents) as children progress from beginning readers into grade-school and beyond. Part One, teaches the ABC’s via twenty-six funny and clever poems about both common and unusual fruits and vegetables. Each poem, written by Steve Charney, a Jim Henson writer, is exuberantly illustrated by Maria Burgaleta Larson.. Part Two, by noted food writer David Goldbeck goes "beyond the ABC's" - bringing children to a comfortable connection and knowledge of these foods. This remarkable feat is accomplished through a wonderful mix of jokes, tongue twisters, unusual facts, poems, kid-friendly recipes, shopping tips and the like. The writing and illustration is beautifully brought together through the full-color design of Mark Larson.
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