Product Key Features
Book TitleIs for Bee : an Alphabet Book in Translation
Number of Pages40 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicForeign Language Study / General, Study & Teaching, Art / General, concepts / Alphabet
Publication Year2022
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorEllen Heck
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2021-943714
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220601
Reviews"Against richly colored backgrounds, the black-and-white scratchboard illustrations dramatically employ contrast and texture. Hand-lettered display type enhances the visual drama and zestfully celebrates the multiplicity of animal names. Cleverly, each letter is hidden somewhere in the composition of its illustrated page, adding an A-to-Z seek-and-find element for children... Combining visual verve with a sense of our worldwide connectedness, this both teaches and entertains."--Kirkus Reviews, "Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced."--Kory Stamper, The New York Times, "Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced."-Kory Stamper, The New York Times, "Against richly colored backgrounds, the black-and-white scratchboard illustrations dramatically employ contrast and texture. Hand-lettered display type enhances the visual drama and zestfully celebrates the multiplicity of animal names. Cleverly, each letter is hidden somewhere in the composition of its illustrated page, adding an A-to-Z seek-and-find element for children... Combining visual verve with a sense of our worldwide connectedness, this both teaches and entertains."--Kirkus Reviews-- NotableQuotes , NotableQuotes, "Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced."--Kory Stamper, The New York Times-- NotableQuotes , NotableQuotes, [STAR] "A gorgeous collection for linguists of all ages."--Booklist (starred)-- NotableQuotes , NotableQuotes, "Against richly colored backgrounds, the black-and-white scratchboard illustrations dramatically employ contrast and texture. Hand-lettered display type enhances the visual drama and zestfully celebrates the multiplicity of animal names. Cleverly, each letter is hidden somewhere in the composition of its illustrated page, adding an A-to-Z seek-and-find element for children... Combining visual verve with a sense of our worldwide connectedness, this both teaches and entertains."-Kirkus Reviews
Grade FromPreschool
Grade ToFourth Grade
Dewey Decimal411
SynopsisBEST OF THE YEAR The New York Times · Booklist Top of the List · World Kid Lit What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right - in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is A in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese. And Ari in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms. P R A I S E "A gorgeous collection for linguists of all ages." -- Booklist (starred) "The ultimate demonstration of inclusion, and the beauty of world languages. This lavishly illustrated multilingual alphabet book isn't about inclusion, it is inclusion." -- The New York Times "Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced." --Kory Stamper, NYT "Beautiful. A book that presents an understanding far beyond the usual. Marvelous" --Betsy Bird, SLJ Fuse 8, BEST OF THE YEAR The New York Times - Booklist Top of the List - World Kid Lit What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right - in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is A in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese. And Ari in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms. P R A I S E "A gorgeous collection for linguists of all ages." -- Booklist (starred) "The ultimate demonstration of inclusion, and the beauty of world languages. This lavishly illustrated multilingual alphabet book isn't about inclusion, it is inclusion." -- The New York Times "Kaleidoscopic and delightful. Any lover of language, or any child who likes new sounds, will be entranced." --Kory Stamper, NYT "Beautiful. A book that presents an understanding far beyond the usual. Marvelous" --Betsy Bird, SLJ Fuse 8
LC Classification NumberPE1155.H435 2022