This is a unique character-building alphabet book now in an affordable paperback edition. It promotes simple things even toddlers can do for themselves and others. Go beyond 'A is for Apple' with an alphabet book that builds character. As children learn and review their ABCs, they discover good things they can do with their own hands - like applauding, building, helping, planting, recycling, and volunteering.The message throughout is that everyone, no matter how young or small, can make a difference. A free-spirited book lover since childhood, Coleen Paratore is the author of many titles including "How Prudence Proovit: Proved the Truth About Fairy Tales" and "The Wedding Planner's Daughter", a novel for middle school children.

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Free Spirit Publishing Inc. , U. S. .

Stuart J. Murphy is a visual learning specialist. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he has a strong background in design and art direction. He also has extensive experience in the world of educational publishing. Drawing on all these talents, Stuart J. Murphy brings a unique perspective to the MathStart series. In MathStart books, pictures do more than tell stories; they teach math. Stuart J. Murphy and his wife, Nancy, live in Boston. Mike Reed's pictures have appeared in Business Week and the Minneapolis Star Tribune as well as in children's books. Mr. Reed lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Coleen Murtagh Paratore is the proud mother of three BIG sons. In addition to writing, she gives presentations at state and national conferences and book festivals, as well as visiting schools across the country, where she enjoys meeting librarians, teachers, parents, and students. Visit her at coleenparatore. com. After many years working as a designer and studio manager in the UK greeting card industry, Clare Fennell took the plunge and decided to follow her lifelong dream and illustrate children's books. She ousted her husband from his beloved study and converted it to a rather messy studio filled with children's picture books, cats, cushions, pencils and paint. Today she is joyfully collaging the contents of her imagination into children's books and loving every moment.