The Furry Animal Alphabet Book [Paperback]

Jerry Pallotta (Author), Edgar Stewart (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1990 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Readers use the alphabet to learn about some of the more unusual mammals of the world.

--This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.

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About the Author

Jerry Pallotta is the best-selling author of more than twenty books for children, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book (1986), The Airplane Alphabet Book (1997) and The Boat Alphabet Book (1998). He travels extensively around the country talking with children about his writing. Jerry lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with his wife and their four children. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Company (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881064645
• ISBN-13: 978-0881064643
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #605,743 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very educational for all ages, January 30, 2000

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Renee Hill (SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Furry Animal Alphabet Book (Hardcover)

My 20 month old son received this book as a gift. Though he is too young to "read" the book, he absolutely loves looking at all of the wonderfully illustrated animals. While reading the book to my son, he and I both learn a great deal about animals we had never heard of, from Aye-Aye to Zorilla. This is a book that will teach my son for many years to come.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, May 3, 2002

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"christina59" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Furry Animal Alphabet Book (Paperback)

I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. My kids loved this book (and another in this series, The Icky Bug Book) precisely because it was so quirky. This is not really a book to teach the alphabet. It's more an assemblage of odd and interesting animal facts. My zoologist-daughter spent many nights examining the illustrations of these previously unknown animals. There are plenty of other books around about kittens and ducks and other familiar animals. That's what makes this book about aye-ayes and hyraxes so appealing!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars odd animals make this not very effective as an alphabet book, June 6, 2001

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christinemm - The Thinking Mother (Houston Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Furry Animal Alphabet Book (Paperback)

As a homeschooling mother who loves alphabet books, I am drawn to books that will help my children learn the letters of the alphabet. I also love nature and animals and thought this book sounded great. Unfortunately I didn't like it much at all. Many of the animals here are animals I've never heard of in my lifetime or if I learned them in public school I've since forgotten them. I feel that children learn best and easiest when what they are learning is relative to their life or their interests. This book won't work well for our family since many of the animals portrayed are not from our region of the world and they (and I) just can't relate to them. Some examples are Aye-Aye, Hyrax, Springbok and Vizcacha. Since I've not heard of these animals and they are from other cultures I honestly am guessing at the pronunciation. Since such obscure and diverse animals are represented it would have been helpful if the author included how to pronounce the word!

There is one page per letter with the letter being shown in both capital and lower case print which is great. The featured word is written in small font just as the 3-4 sentences that describe this animal. I prefer to see the featured word in much larger font separately featured from the paragraphical description. Since such diverse animals are represented I feel the author should have told us the geographic region that these animals live in (for all the animals not just a few).

Again, I feel that the animals are too complex and not familiar to preschool aged children living in America to have relevance in their lives and to help teach the alphabet. I guess I am looking for a furry animal of North America book!

I concur with one of the other reviews, which stated this book would be better to introduce some wild animals than teaching the alphabet.