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A playful poem and full-color photographs of common objects are presented for each letter of the alphabet. Reprint.
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Kindergarten-Grade 2?Updike's brief poems describe common everyday animals and objects from A-Z in language that is lively, succinct, and fun: "A dog/is jumpier;/its fur/is clumpier;/its tail/is thumpier;/but rarely/(compared to a cat)/is it grumpier." The appealing full-color photos range from sharply focused closeups to reflections and sweeping action shots of adorable animals and photogenic children. Each page has a different colored background, and the layout is varied and creative. The "Y" page, for "you," features kids of various ages and ethnic backgrounds playing, napping, and posing. This is not a memorable collection of poetry, but it's an entertaining selection that can be used as a concept book.?Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY
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Ages 3^-7. Although the title is one that neither librarians nor patrons will remember, the poems in this book present a refreshing look at everyday things--from hubcaps to vacuum cleaners: "In goes dirt, / out comes noise! / Rumpling the rug and scattering toys." Updike uses the letter Y to represent You ("You are an object, / yes, you are" ) and encourages children to imagine themselves inside other objects. Relying on the numerous clues found in the crisp, alluringly composed photographs, primary-graders will be able to read many of the poems alone, getting additional enjoyment from the way Updike uses punctuation. The endpapers offer close-cropped versions of the photographs, which children can pair with nearby letters for a matching game. Susan Dove Lempke
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- PublisherKnopf Books for Young Readers
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0679890092
- ISBN 13 9780679890096
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages40
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