Tag: Alphabet

Africa South of the Sahara

Ghana
Cover for A is for Accra featuring an illustration of two children hugging a country. In the background is foliage and buildings and in the foreground is water and a black star with red, yellow, and green flourishes emitting from it. Behind these elements is a background of orange and a greyish sage green as well as a jagged light blue border around the entirety of the cover. The title is displayed in bright yellow.

A is for Accra

By Ekow Pierre, Nana Pierre (Translator)

A is for Accra. Ekow Pierre. Illustrated by Nana Pierre. Spiderwize and Book Printing UK, 2017. ISBN 9781911596257. 40 p. (Ages 3-5). Picture book.

A is for Accra is a beautifully illustrated book, featuring a rhyming alphabetical journey around Ghana. Younger readers can learn their ABCs, while older readers can learn about Ghana and its cultures and customs. Parents can share additional information with their kids about the places, people, and foods from the glossary in the back. [gd]

Latin America

Argentina
Cover for Daytime Visions featuring an illustration of a brown bird with a beige-orange crown on its head feeding a beige-orange nest of baby birds. The branch they are sitting on is just an outline while the birds themselves are filled in. The background is white and the title is displayed in a light blue banner.

Daytime Visions: An Alphabet

By Isol, Elisa Amato and Isol (Translators)

Daytime Visions: An Alphabet. Isol. Adapted into English by Isol and Elisa Amado. Enchanted Lion Books, 2016. Originally published as Abecedario a mano in Spanish by Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, in 2015. ISBN 9781592701957. 56 p. (Ages 3-8). Picture book.

An alphabet book in name only, this playful and intriguing book hints at stories implicit in the phrases and collage art that accompany each letter. Could be used as art and story prompts in the classroom as well as for pleasure reading. Isol is an internationally recognized illustrator from Buenos Aires, having won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and been twice shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustrators. [ayg]

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