L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z [Hardcover]

Howard Schrager (Author), Bruce Bischof (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Lemontree Pr (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964484609
• ISBN-13: 978-0964484603
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Howard Schrager grew up in northern New Jersey, and received degrees from the University of Wisconsin and U.C,L.A. He has lived in California for over 40 years, having been a Waldorf teacher for 30 of these years, and a poet for more than that. As such, he's always sought the magical in language, and enjoys helping children to learn in imaginative and playful ways. He has taught every grade, 1-8, at least three times. He is the father of two grown girls, and a grandfather, too.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging and original alphabet book, July 14, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z (Hardcover)

The alphabetical poetry of Howard Schrager is nicely showcased by the illustrations of Bruce Bischof in L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z, an engaging and original alphabet book for beginning readers. Each letter of the alphabet is featured with a warm color illustration and a unique, catchy, alliterate poem perfect for reading aloud. Some suggested means for using L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z for teaching young people are presented in a thoughtful forward. "B is in bowl, bag, basket, and bin,/All manner of places/To keep berries in./A brawny brown bear/Called Big Belly/Beholds a bee buzzing;/Oh our busy B." Highly recommended for school and community library ABC book collections for beginning readers.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful introduction to letters, December 16, 2009

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This review is from: L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z (Hardcover)

I bought this to help with my daughter's formal introduction to the Alphabet, in anticipation of her starting a fairly structured and typical Kindergarten. I am so glad I did. The poems are a beautiful way to help children become acquainted with letters in a way that gives immediate meaning, rather than being just the abstract forms we recognize them to be. Her favorite was the "L" poem, but she quickly learned all of them, and I know it was nice for her to be able to draw on this memory when the letters were then introduced in school. It is a nice antidote to the typical trace-and-memorize books for learning letters. The illustrations are calm, warm, and lovely.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LMNOP AND ALL THE LETTERS A TO Z, January 18, 2006

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susan g - See all my reviews

This review is from: L M N O P and All the Letters A to Z (Hardcover)

This book has beautiful language and pictures. The poems and images can definately help a child learn and live into the sounds of the letters of the alphabet.