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ERIC Number: ED399523
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: 142
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-1-57542-008-2
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Alphabet Antics: Hundreds of Activities To Challenge and Enrich
Vinton, Ken
Presenting activities, facts, and illustrations, this book takes learning the alphabet to a new level. After an introduction and a brief cartoon look at the history of the alphabet, the book presents 26 four-page mini-chapters (1 for each letter) that include a brief visual history of the letter; trivia tidbits; project ideas; a list of people, places, and vocabulary words that start with the letter; an illustrated letter page to copy and color; an illustrated border page (for use in creative writing, journaling, and drawing); and examples of the letter in 6 more alphabets (Manual, Semaphore, Braille, Flag Code, Morse Code, and NATO Code). The book then presents additional alphabets (including a "feelings" alphabet, a hieroglyphics alphabet, and the Greek and Hebrew alphabets. Additional alphabet border pages are attached. (RS)
Free Spirit Publishing, 400 First Avenue North, Suite 616, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1730 ($19.95).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Non-Classroom; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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