Author :
Leslie Tryon, Illustrator : Leslie Tryon
Preschool - 2nd Grade
Alberts
Alphabet
Alberts
Alphabet, Softcover, English, Book, Leslie Tryon, Leslie Tryon, Preschool - 2nd Grade,
9780689717994, $4.19, 40%-Off
Albert the school carpenter has been
assigned a task that seems virtually impossible! He has to build an alphabet for
the walking path on the school playground. All twenty-six letters! And by three
o'clock! How is he ever going to finish on time? Does he even have enough
materials? Luckily, Albert is one clever carpenter. He not only finishes
on time, he builds what could be the most ingenious alphabet ever!
Listen to Vienna Rose read
Albert's Alphabet to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter
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Publishers Weekly : When Albert the
duck gets a note from the principal asking him to build an alphabet on the
school playground ("We must have it by three o'clock"), he is not
flustered and sets to work immediately. Plan in wing, resourceful Albert attacks
his materials with confidence and vigor. The vignettes depicting the creative
ways in which Albert fashions the letters, with the clock ticking in the
background, are ingenious in themselves, as are the finished products.
Occasional aerial views reveal more of Albert's mechanics and expand the book's
excellent spatial qualities. Tryon continues the suspense established with
Albert's deadline: after the letter "N," "Albert used all of his
lumber. What will he use now?" Readers need not fear, since firewood,
stovepipes, topiary and even--in a gloriously inventive finale--the workshop
itself are employed to the fullest as this diligent duck completes his mission
just in time. The challenge inherent in trying to second-guess Albert in his
constructive quest makes this a useful tool for preschoolers. Unlike
traditionally static alphabet renderings, the activity here is interesting
enough to invite many repeat readings. Ages 3-6.
School Library Journal : PreSchool-Grade 2-- Albert, a goose who is the school
carpenter, takes on the challenge of building a kind of alphabet par cours e for
the walking path on the playground. His careful attention to detail, his thrifty
use of material, and his inventiveness will give older preschoolers lots to
admire in each letter. The almost entirely wordless book encourages
concentration and sequencing (each page is divided into four smaller drawings,
like a comic strip). Aerial views and close-ups require (and reward) attention.
Children will enjoy Albert's ingenious solution to the problem of "Z,"
and those curious about carpentry will derive particular pleasure from the many
watercolor and ink drawings.
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