About this title: This book introduces the letters of the alphabet in an unusual way. Here "A" is for "arrogant," "C" is for "cantankerous," and "F" is for "ferocious." Illustrated with color drawings.
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. 0152014942 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780152014940ISBN:0152014942
Description: Good in good dust jacket. A clean, solid ex library book showing light use at extremities. Interior remains clean, pages are clean and straight w/no bent corners. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Voyager Books
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780152163433ISBN:0152163433
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harcourt Brace & Company, San Diego
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780152014940ISBN:0152014942
Description: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0152014942. Illustrated by the author. First printing. Upper corner of front free endpaper and half-title page is clipped, else near fine in a fine dust jacket. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARCOURT BRACE & CO
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780152163433ISBN:0152163433
Description: These letters of the alphabet are arrogant, cantankerous, and ferocious, and they have drippy noses, scratchy hair, and green teeth. Zany art gives each letter a spectacular new personality, and the humorous, alliterative text can stretch young reade... read more
"Many alphabet books are aggressively "real". They feel they have to be in order to illustrate what the letter stands for. That's cool.
This is different. The author decided to make each individual letter its own character. It's own VILE character, that is. (V is a vegetable vampire, obviously our favorite!) Each letter is in some way influenced by the one next in line... often picking on that one, but sometimes annoyed by it.
The illustrations are suitably "awful", full of teeth and glares (while still being recognizeably letters). And the vocabulary...! A far cry from apples and balls and cats, here the action is all in the adjectives (and sometimes verbs). We get arrogant, voracious, envious, grotesque, cantankerous... well! If this doesn't improve your child's vocabulary, I'll personally send you your money back! (No, no I won't.)
Every library needs this book. I think I'll even buy a few more copies for my niece to give to her pre-k class this year, or her kindergarten class next year!"
"This one is a terrific read-aloud, especially if you are animated with it. I had a class of fourth graders absolutely breathless with anticipation for the next page as I read this to them last week. It's a great book for teaching alliteration, as well."
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