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There's a Monster in the Alphabet

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For any child who has discovered Greek mythology and is interested in the development of the alphabet, this book is a real adventure!

He tells a familiar Greek story about sowing the dragon's teeth and relates it to the alphabet.

For eager young detectives, there are secret messages on some of the pages.

Nice illustrations and explaination of development of our alphabet. Great for early readers and those with an interest in Mythology. Ending reference includes other alphabet forms and their relationships to our own.

Even if the history of our alphabet is of no interest to the reader, this book is quite enjoyable because it also tells a mythological story that isn't often encountered. It manages to do this with a minimal word count, so that the book is an easy read and enjoyable to even my 4-year old. The pictures are great and, as a bonus, it unobtrusively provides interesting information about the history of our alphabet. It's easy to read for the story alone, but will have even more value as my daughter grows to better understand and care about the alphabet.