Alphabeasts

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Alphabeasts
AuthorWallace Edwards
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
GenreJuvenile Literature
Published2002
ISBN 978-1-55337-386-5

Alphabeasts is a children's picture book, written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards, and published in 2002. The book uses illustrations of anthropomorphized animals to teach young learners the English alphabet. [1] Alphabeasts won a Canadian Governor General's Literary Award in 2002 [2] and was named a Gold Medal Book of the Year by ForeWord Reviews Magazine. [3]

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References

  1. Roser, Nancy; Martinez, Miriam (1 January 1985). "Roles Adults Play in Preschoolers' Response to Literature". Language Arts. 62 (5): 485–490. JSTOR   41405626.
  2. "Awards reward authors of awesome kid books". Toronto Star. November 17, 2002. p. B6. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. "Alphabeasts – Kids Can Press". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-10-24.