Little Bird's ABC - Hardcover

Grobler, Piet

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ISBN 10: 1932425527 ISBN 13: 9781932425529

Verlag: LEMNISCAAT USA, 2005

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Publishers Weekly

(08/15/2005):

Elegantly impish watercolors and a soupç on of naughty humor make this one of the freshest primers in quite some time. An aviary of precisely inked and improbably feathered friends (think A.O. Blechman filtered through the sensibilities of fashion illustration) scampers through the alphabet against a crisp white background. The hand-size hardcover format lends the proceedings the cozy, silly intimacy of a tickle. Grobler ("Carnival of the Animals") varies his approach to the letters: some spreads capitalize on the shape, some opt for the sound and some do a kind of double duty. "F" is the first letter of the "Ffftt...." emitted from a contented bird's derriè re after eating beans; "T" is for the "Tok-tok-tok" sound made by a woodpecker-type bird hacking at the letter's trunk in pursuit of a fat ladybug. A few letter treatments are predictable or opaque ("Z" connotes the snore

Publishers Weekly

(08/15/2005):

Elegantly impish watercolors and a soupc on of naughty humor make this one of the freshest primers in quite some time. An aviary of precisely inked and improbably feathered friends (think A.O. Blechman filtered through the sensibilities of fashion illustration) scampers through the alphabet against a crisp white background. The hand-size hardcover format lends the proceedings the cozy, silly intimacy of a tickle. Grobler ("Carnival of the Animals") varies his approach to the letters: some spreads capitalize on the shape, some opt for the sound and some do a kind of double duty. "F" is the first letter of the "Ffftt...." emitted from a contented bird's derrie re after eating beans; "T" is for the "Tok-tok-tok" sound made by a woodpecker-type bird hacking at the letter's trunk in pursuit of a fat ladybug. A few letter treatments are predictable or opaque ("Z" connotes the snores of a sleeping bird, "X" seems to stand for a feathered daredevil's demise), but most bubble with a puckishness that's certain to win the hearts of even veteran abecedarians. All ages. "(Sept.)" Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Booklist (11/15/2005):
PreS. Even for the youngest audience, some human sounds and expressions, such as " Grrr," " Mmmm, "and " Zzzz, "need no translation. South African Afrikaans artist Grobler illustrates them in a small, square book that depicts a tiny bird in action. Not all the words are pure sounds (" J" is for "Jeepers creepers"; " N" is for "Nice worm"), but the lovely, simple, line-and-watercolor sketches show slapstick scenarios that even toddlers will recognize and words (" doink," " plop") they will want to shout out loud. Along with the silliness, preschoolers will get an important introduction to reading--not the names of the letters, but the sounds--and the fun.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2005, American Library Association.)

School Library Journal (12/01/2005):
PreS-Gr 3 -An appealing avian crew stars in this alphabet of sounds. These birds are brimming with personality and playfulness, conveyed through a rich variety of color, pose, and facial expression in the line-and-watercolor art. Each verso presents the upper- and lowercase versions of a letter, along with a picture; the action is completed on the right, with the appropriate sound or words spelled out. A mischievous woodpecker, for instance, clings to a capital -T - as a ladybug crawls across the top. On the ensuing page, the bird breaks the letter - -Tok-tok-tok - -and the insect topples off. -Uh-oh! - describes a little guy that gets caught pecking the egg of a much larger bird, while -Doink! - is the sound of an apple that beans a fanciful bird; the -Ffftt -& - that comes from still another's rear should elicit embarrassed giggles from children. In most cases, readers encounter a new bird with each page turn, but a few stick around. A multicolored fellow gives an -Mmmm -& - while unearthing a worm at -M - and adds -Nice worm! - on the following spread as it swallows its victim. Creative use of line and color makes each illustration a pleasant surprise, while sounds/words such as -Iiiee!! - and -Vroom, vroom! - are unexpected. With its small, square size and deceptively simple look, this is an inspired and original entry." -Steven Engelfried, Beaverton City Library, OR" Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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A is for Apple, B is for Boy, right? Not according to these little birds! A is for a jumping bird's cry of "Alley-oop"! H is for the sound a bird makes when it sneezes---"Ha-cho"o! T is for a woodpecker's "Tok tok. "Readers of all ages will be surprised and amused twenty-six times by the silly sounds that little birds make in this charming, whimsical alphabet book.

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• Verlag: LEMNISCAAT USA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1932425527
• ISBN 13: 9781932425529
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 52
• Zeichner: Grobler Piet