Author: Starla Michelle Halfmann
Publisher: Cameron
ISBN: 9781944903572
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this large-format alphabet book, the letters of the English language come alive through the artwork of Austin-based fine artist Starla Michelle Halfmann. Children will learn and marvel as their ABCs become members of the animal kingdom, and adults will appreciate the beauty of this gorgeously rendered wordless picture book.
Alphabet Kingdom
Author: Starla Michelle Halfmann
Publisher: Cameron
ISBN: 9781944903572
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this large-format alphabet book, the letters of the English language come alive through the artwork of Austin-based fine artist Starla Michelle Halfmann. Children will learn and marvel as their ABCs become members of the animal kingdom, and adults will appreciate the beauty of this gorgeously rendered wordless picture book.
Publisher: Cameron
ISBN: 9781944903572
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this large-format alphabet book, the letters of the English language come alive through the artwork of Austin-based fine artist Starla Michelle Halfmann. Children will learn and marvel as their ABCs become members of the animal kingdom, and adults will appreciate the beauty of this gorgeously rendered wordless picture book.
Kingdom of Characters (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Author: Jing Tsu
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735214743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 What does it take to reinvent a language? After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China’s most daunting challenge was a linguistic one: the century-long fight to make the formidable Chinese language accessible to the modern world of global trade and digital technology. Kingdom of Characters follows the bold innovators who reinvented the Chinese language, among them an exiled reformer who risked a death sentence to advocate for Mandarin as a national language, a Chinese-Muslim poet who laid the groundwork for Chairman Mao's phonetic writing system, and a computer engineer who devised input codes for Chinese characters on the lid of a teacup from the floor of a jail cell. Without their advances, China might never have become the dominating force we know today. With larger-than-life characters and an unexpected perspective on the major events of China’s tumultuous twentieth century, Tsu reveals how language is both a technology to be perfected and a subtle, yet potent, power to be exercised and expanded.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0735214743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST A New York Times Notable Book of 2022 What does it take to reinvent a language? After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world’s most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire with literacy reserved for the elite few, as the world underwent a massive technological transformation that threatened to leave them behind. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China’s most daunting challenge was a linguistic one: the century-long fight to make the formidable Chinese language accessible to the modern world of global trade and digital technology. Kingdom of Characters follows the bold innovators who reinvented the Chinese language, among them an exiled reformer who risked a death sentence to advocate for Mandarin as a national language, a Chinese-Muslim poet who laid the groundwork for Chairman Mao's phonetic writing system, and a computer engineer who devised input codes for Chinese characters on the lid of a teacup from the floor of a jail cell. Without their advances, China might never have become the dominating force we know today. With larger-than-life characters and an unexpected perspective on the major events of China’s tumultuous twentieth century, Tsu reveals how language is both a technology to be perfected and a subtle, yet potent, power to be exercised and expanded.
To Do
Author: Gertrude Stein
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300170971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Written in 1940 and intended as a follow-up to Stein's children's book "The World Is Round," published the previous year, "To Do" is a fanciful journey through the alphabet.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300170971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Written in 1940 and intended as a follow-up to Stein's children's book "The World Is Round," published the previous year, "To Do" is a fanciful journey through the alphabet.
P Is for Pterodactyl
Author: Raj Haldar
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492695335
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! A "raucous trip through the odd corners of our alphabet." —The New York Times Let's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book from Raj Haldar (aka rapper Lushlife) turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them. Fun and informative for word nerds of all ages!
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1492695335
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller! A "raucous trip through the odd corners of our alphabet." —The New York Times Let's get real—the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book from Raj Haldar (aka rapper Lushlife) turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them. Fun and informative for word nerds of all ages!
My Big Alphabet Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781979518
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
From alligator to zebra, this big book is perfect for little hands. Chunky cut-out letters encourage letter recognition and fun photographs bring the alphabet to life.--Publisher.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781979518
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
From alligator to zebra, this big book is perfect for little hands. Chunky cut-out letters encourage letter recognition and fun photographs bring the alphabet to life.--Publisher.
Adventure in Alphabet Land
Author: Ann Martino
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525548255
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Take an exciting journey into learning as Kate and Jake enter Alphabet Land, where they are introduced to the names and sounds of all the letters. This unique book uses a variety of educational approaches, including cartoon images that show the shape of the mouth when saying the names of the letters and making their sounds. Children also meet diphthongs and upper and lowercase letters. Visually appealing and delightfully imaginative, Adventure in Alphabet Land will make a valuable addition to every home and school library.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525548255
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Take an exciting journey into learning as Kate and Jake enter Alphabet Land, where they are introduced to the names and sounds of all the letters. This unique book uses a variety of educational approaches, including cartoon images that show the shape of the mouth when saying the names of the letters and making their sounds. Children also meet diphthongs and upper and lowercase letters. Visually appealing and delightfully imaginative, Adventure in Alphabet Land will make a valuable addition to every home and school library.
The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Alphabet Book
Author: Robert Crowther
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763650308
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduces the alphabet as each animal hides behind its letter, from ape and bear to yak and zebra.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
ISBN: 9780763650308
Category : Alphabet books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Introduces the alphabet as each animal hides behind its letter, from ape and bear to yak and zebra.
My First Alphabet Book
Author: Cartwheel Books
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780439850957
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
LeapFrog and Scholastic have teamed up to create innovative and engaging learning books for children ages 0-6! With touch-and-feel elements, pop-ups, and pull-tabs on every page, this interactive book featuring LeapFrog characters gives preschoolers a multi-sensory way to learn the alphabet! On the left hand side of the last spread, there is a search-and-find game. The right hand side holds a large envelope containing an alphabet wall frieze and a parent guide. This book was developed in association with early learning specialists at LeapFrog and at Scholastic.
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780439850957
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
LeapFrog and Scholastic have teamed up to create innovative and engaging learning books for children ages 0-6! With touch-and-feel elements, pop-ups, and pull-tabs on every page, this interactive book featuring LeapFrog characters gives preschoolers a multi-sensory way to learn the alphabet! On the left hand side of the last spread, there is a search-and-find game. The right hand side holds a large envelope containing an alphabet wall frieze and a parent guide. This book was developed in association with early learning specialists at LeapFrog and at Scholastic.
My Awesome Alphabet Book
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785985171
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
My Awesome Alphabet Bookis a fantastic new way to introduce children to the letters of the alphabet .Each page is filled with brilliant alphabetical words and pictures. Each letter is also presented with a die-cut page in the shape of the letter, so children can explore the alphabet with their hands!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781785985171
Category : Alphabet
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
My Awesome Alphabet Bookis a fantastic new way to introduce children to the letters of the alphabet .Each page is filled with brilliant alphabetical words and pictures. Each letter is also presented with a die-cut page in the shape of the letter, so children can explore the alphabet with their hands!
The End Of The Alphabet
Author: C.S. Richardson
Publisher: Portobello Books
ISBN: 1846274907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Some time around his fiftieth birthday, Ambrose Zephyr fails his annual medical check-up. An illness of inexplicable origin with no known or foreseeable cure is diagnosed and it will kill him within a month. Give or take a day. In the time that remains, he decides to travel to all the places he has most loved or ever wanted to visit, in strict alphabetical order. And so Ambrose and his wife Zipper embark on a strange adventure that takes them further and further away from home and doesn't quite turn out as either of them had expected.
Publisher: Portobello Books
ISBN: 1846274907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Some time around his fiftieth birthday, Ambrose Zephyr fails his annual medical check-up. An illness of inexplicable origin with no known or foreseeable cure is diagnosed and it will kill him within a month. Give or take a day. In the time that remains, he decides to travel to all the places he has most loved or ever wanted to visit, in strict alphabetical order. And so Ambrose and his wife Zipper embark on a strange adventure that takes them further and further away from home and doesn't quite turn out as either of them had expected.