Alphabet Everywhere
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789211157 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Melissa Robinson said Creative way to show children the alphabet. Here is yet another book I was lucky enough to snag from *Netgalley. While my son finally knowshis ABC's it is always great to go back over them with him. Especially, with the potentially for the summer back slide.Alphabet Everywhere is a book that features pictures of the letters of the alphabet. But these are not just ordinary drawings or pictures of the letters. No these are pictures of things that just also happen to make look like alphabet letters. Like two silos next to each other forming the letter M or doorhandles that when looked at just the right angle form the letter B.I loved this book. I thought it was so creative. It not. "Gorgeous and enchanting! Also, a fabulous gift!" according to Mary Lavers (in Canada). In this gorgeous Gorgeous and enchanting! Also, a fabulous gift! In this gorgeous 32-page picture book (making it the perfect size for children--ever notice how almost all preschool books are 32 pages long?) Elliott Kaufman transforms everyday scenes into magic by capturing "natural" occurrences of letters in the everyday world. A bridge becomes the letter W, a door handle the letter B, a swirly lamp post the letter J. It's charming and inspiring. Each page has a handful of different photos to represent a letter of the alphabet. Some are easy to see--like the mosaic tiles that spell out the letter F--while others are trickier--like the twin silos that form the letter M, but only if you look at the . 2-page picture book (making it the perfect size for children--ever notice how almost all preschool books are Gorgeous and enchanting! Also, a fabulous gift! In this gorgeous 32-page picture book (making it the perfect size for children--ever notice how almost all preschool books are 32 pages long?) Elliott Kaufman transforms everyday scenes into magic by capturing "natural" occurrences of letters in the everyday world. A bridge becomes the letter W, a door handle the letter B, a swirly lamp post the letter J. It's charming and inspiring. Each page has a handful of different photos to represent a letter of the alphabet. Some are easy to see--like the mosaic tiles that spell out the letter F--while others are trickier--like the twin silos that form the letter M, but only if you look at the . 2 pages long?) Elliott Kaufman transforms everyday scenes into magic by capturing "natural" occurrences of letters in the everyday world. A bridge becomes the letter W, a door handle the letter B, a swirly lamp post the letter J. It's charming and inspiring. Each page has a handful of different photos to represent a letter of the alphabet. Some are easy to see--like the mosaic tiles that spell out the letter F--while others are trickier--like the twin silos that form the letter M, but only if you look at the . Inspirational! Splashes Into Books A totally different and very inspiring book showcasing the photographic art of Elliott Kaufman and encourages anyone to look for the letters hidden in the world around us. There are five photographs portraying each letter he has spotted in things around him. It is a fun book that could easily be used by parents and teachers to encourage children to look for particular letters in the world around them, encouraging their creativity and developing their visual literacy. I can easily imagine sharing this book with children then challenging them to:create a class/group alphabet book in a similar stylesearch for their own letter images, may
From School Library Journal Gr 1-3-The author's experience as an architectural photographer translates into more than a hundred images that challenge readers to find as many forms as possible that "resemble the alphabet in ways that are accidental." Youngsters will find the expected "A" formed in the frame of a ladder, a steel I-beam, B- and C-shaped door handles, or a "Z" on a garage door, but sidewalk shadows and nature images such as the blossoming tulip (V), a serrated grapevine leaf (M), or an ocean wave approaching the shore (R), move beyond man-made art and architecture and are more difficult to pick out. This collection of images stretches through 60 pages, perhaps a challenge for younger readers, although
There is a world of letters just waiting to be discovered in the world around us -- if we know how to look for it. Some are obvious, while others demand a little more imagination to recognize, inviting the readers to start their own game of hunting for letters! This fun approach also reinforces the notion that learning to see the familiar in new ways encourages visual literacy and creativity.. In this engaging and delightful book, photographer Elliott Kaufman reveals the "secret" life of the alphabet through his photographs, showing how letters can be found in things we encounter everyday. Each letter of the alphabet is represented by multiple images, each unintentionally created by the intersection of architectural details, shadows, light, or natural elements as caught by Kaufman's keen eye