Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z -- Lois Ehlert - Hardcover

A vibrant and sturdy word book featuring fruits and vegetables from around the world from Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Lois Ehlert featuring upper- and lowercase letters for preschoolers just learning language.

Apple to Zucchini,
come take a look.
Start eating your way
through this alphabet book.

Each turn of the page reveals a mouth-watering arrangement of foods: Indian corn, jalapeno, jicama, kumquat, kiwifruit and kohlrabi. Lois Ehlert's lively watercolors paired with bold easy-to-read type make for a highly appealing and accessible book for parents and children to devour. At the end of the book, Ehlert provides a detailed glossary that includes pronunciation, botanical information, the origin and history of the particular plant and occasional mythological references, with a small watercolor picture to remind the reader of what the plant looks like.

Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 03/10/1989
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.78h x 11.36w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780152244354
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/10/1989
School Library Journal 05/01/1989