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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"--
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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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LibraryThing member melodyreads
Beautiful art - dozens of languages turn our alphabet expectations on its head.
Website to HEAR these languages spoken included.
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
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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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.