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001 ocm38432474
003 OCoLC
005 20190219074946.0
008 971125s1998 onca j 000 0 eng c
007 ta
040 $aNLC$beng$cNLC$dUBC$dUWO$dOCLCF$dW2U$dNLC
015 $a979327318$2can
016 $a(AMICUS)000017091143
019 $a827741355
020 $a0888993331$q(bound) :
020 $a9780888993335
035 $a(OCoLC)38432474$z(OCoLC)827741355
050 14 $aPE1155$b.N483 1998
055 3 $aPE1155$bN483 1998
082 04 $aj421/.1$221
084 $acci1icc$2lacc
084 $acoll6$2lacc
084 $acoll8$2lacc
100 1 $aNewfeld, Frank,$d1928-
245 10 $aCreatures :$ban alphabet for adults and worldly children /$cFrank Newfeld.
260 $aToronto :$bDouglas & McIntyre,$c1998.
300 $a[44] p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c23 x 25 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"A Groundwood book".
520 $aAlphabet books, especially when they are wordless and in picturebook format, are appropriately associated with young children, pre-readers in particular. But Newfeld, via his subtitle, clearly alerts potential purchasers - teachers, librarians and parents - that this is an alphabet book which is intended for an entirely different and more sophisticated audience. Using an alphabet he created especially for this book, Newfeld challenges his "readers" to identify the creatures and items found in his illustrations that are connected to the target letter which is presented only in upper case. For example, "B," a double-page spread, offers up 33 butterflies for specific identification plus two "'B' creatures" in a hot-air balloon. In other cases, the puzzle is a bit more obtuse. Some viewers may not, for example, immediately realize that "F" provides an entire alphabet of fish from "Angelfish" to "Zu Cristatus." For those unsuccessful in playing the identification game, a two-page "key" concludes the volume. Neufeld's illustration media run the gamut, including scratchboard, watercolour and pen and ink. Right from the amazing endpapers which initially offer 25 letters of the alphabet and conclude with 24 versions of "Z," the book is a visual feast, rich in colour and images.
650 0 $aEnglish language$xAlphabet$vJuvenile literature.
650 6 $aAbe ce daires anglais.
650 7 $aEnglish language$xAlphabet.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00910941
655 7 $aJuvenile works.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411637
029 0 $aNLC$b000017091143
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 20 OTHER HOLDINGS