A is for Bee

by Ellen Heck

Other authorsJon Gray (Illustrator), Ellen Heck (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2022

Status

Available

Call number

411

Publication

Pushkin Children's Books (2022), 40 pages

Description

"What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right - in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A...Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms"--

User reviews

LibraryThing member jessibud2
A visual feast and a surprising, enlightening experience. What author/illustrator Ellen Heck does so simply, subtly but so effectively, is teach us new words for familiar animals. There were even several languages I had not heard of! A beautiful, loving and diverse look at what we know and don;t
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know!
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LibraryThing member melodyreads
Beautiful art - dozens of languages turn our alphabet expectations on its head.
Website to HEAR these languages spoken included.
LibraryThing member bookwren
Clever, well-researched, and beautifully illustrated. Sixty-eight languages from around the world are included!

To listen to native or fluent speakers pronouncing words that appear in this book, please visit levinequerido.com/AIsforBee

Don't miss the Author's Note where she explains why the
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particular words and languages were chosen and the research behind the book.
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Language

Original language

English

Physical description

40 p.; 10.79 x 8.03 inches

ISBN

1782693629 / 9781782693628

Local notes

A multi-language twist on the alphabet picture book. Each page features a letter of the English alphabet paired with animal words that start with that letter in languages other than English.
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