Applebet: An ABC (Sunburst Book) [Paperback]

Clyde Watson (Author), Wendy Watson (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Sunburst Book

A is for apple as everyone knows
Can you follow this one wherever it goes?

B is for Bet in the top of the tree
Who picked it & shined it & gave it to me.

A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Colorful pictures of bucolic life illustrate the bouncy verses that are woven into this alphabet story. Ages 3-up.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"Appealing...Besides introducing letters and sounds, the book tells a simple story in rhyming couplets, tracing the adventures of a farmer and her daughter who take apples to a country fair." --Newsweek

"Ablaze with autumnal colors, all the pictures, whether framed or sprawling over the pages, feature characters having a fine time. Readers will, too." --Booklist

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Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (September 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374404275
• ISBN-13: 978-0374404277
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.9 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,296,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phonics reinforced in this alphabet book, September 24, 2000

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T. Patrick Mullen Ph.D. (Hesperia, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Applebet: An ABC (Sunburst Book) (Paperback)

"Applebet an ABC" not only presents the letters of the alphabet in an interesting story it also connects with letter sounds. The story line keeps interest with an apple and farm theme, but goes beyond the alphabet to include "hard" and "soft" C & G, and CH and SH and TH. This book is a must for teachers and parents aiming to help children make the connection between the alphanet and phonics.