Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z - Softcover

Ehlert, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0152009027 ISBN 13: 9780152009021

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1994

Synopsis

A vibrant and sturdy word book starring fruits and vegetables from around the world from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert. Features upper- and lowercase letters for preschoolers just learning language.

Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kumquat, kiwifruit and kohlrabi. Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour.

At the end of the book, Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation, botanical information, the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references, with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like.

Apple to Zucchini,

come take a look.

Start eating your way

through this alphabet book.

About this title

About the Author

Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor-winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0152009027
• ISBN 13: 9780152009021
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Ehlert Lois
• Number of pages: 40