Barbara Starcher / Holly Colangelo
Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
The Animal Kingdom A B C Book, Verses in Poetry melds the format of an alphabet book with the playfulness of a whimsical poetry collection, introducing a new animal character for each letter. The text is coupled with vibrant, patchwork animal images designed to spark the imagination and encourage love of animals for emerging young readers. With frequent alliteration, playful rhymes, and musical meter, our book has strong read-aloud appeal. Sharing this unique book one-on-one at story time will evoke curiosity and laughter, strengthen text-to-self connections, and encourage conversation to extend learning. This book is perfect for young readers who love stories and poems about real or make-believe critters.The Animal Kingdom A B C book is a joyful celebration of language and art, that speaks directly to the nature of childhood. It honors a child’s sense of wonder and curiosity on every page by pairing lyrical storytelling with original, enchanting patchwork illustrations. Its engaging rhymes, playful rhythms and rich yet child friendly vocabulary help nurture language development, early literacy skills, and a lifelong love of reading.A Foundation for Literacy:On an academic level, this book expertly supports the five pillars of literacy. Ourjourney begins with letter recognition followed by phonemic awareness and phonicswhich focuses on word recognition. Our rich text is a treasure chest of vocabularyand knowledge focusing on the process of language and literacy. These concepts areat the core of the foundation of learning. Processing language is accomplishedthrough the integration, emphasis and repetition of initial, medial, and final soundsfor each letter referred to as alliteration. Consonants are thinking sounds as they aremostly consistent, and vowels are feeling sounds as they tend to be changeablethroughout our English vocabulary. Making sense of our spoken language giveschildren the opportunity to follow the thread of understanding the process ofreading through humor, wit, creativity, and enjoyment.Experience the FunReading this unique book together evokes curiosity, text- to- self connections,laughter, and encourages conversations. Opening the doors of knowledge in anenjoyable and engaging way highlights our purpose in creating The Animal KingdomA B C Book for you.Dedication
