Antbear, Bushbaby, Crocodile ... this African alphabet brings together creatures of all shapes and sizes in a stunning series of illustrations. Each picture features the animal engaged in a typical activity, and a simple, rhyming text makes each page easy to memorize as well as wonderful to see. At the end of the book, the author's animal notes provide information for older children and adults on the habitat and behaviour patterns of the animals. AGES: 2-6 AUTHOR: Stella Blackstone wrote her first story when she was seven years old and has gone on writing ever since. She is fascinated by the relationship between language and music and especially enjoys working with rhythm and rhyme in her books for small children. In addition to her own writing, she runs writing workshops for children in schools and at festivals. Philippa-Alys Browne was born and has lived in Zimbabwe for most of her life. She graduated in Fine Art in 1984 and has exhibited regularly in Harare and the UK. She has also illustrated Kangaroos Have Joeys for Barefoot Books. Colour illustrations

Presents pictures and facts about African animals with each letter of the alphabet.

This illustrated alphabet book showcases African animals and other objects that local children will recognise. To enhance basic letter recognition, the left-hand pages feature bold, full-page letters in upper and lower case that are large enough for small fingers to trace around to practise each letter shape. Each illustration includes a single sentence introducing an animal. The sentence structure is the same for each animal, to encourage reading due to the repetitive nature of the text. The names of each animal have been carefully selected as common names in Southern Africa. Built into each illustration is a series of items or actions that begin with the featured letter of the alphabet. Children are encouraged to find all of the things that begin with each letter. This aids in phonetic processing as each word needs to be said aloud to determine whether it begins with the correct letter.

Table of Contents My First Book about the African Animal Alphabet

African Wildlife Alphabet and Number Book will delight young children with its array of exciting and unusual creatures from Africa. A first ABC and counting book for preschoolers, it also features lively pages at the back of the book that introduce the Big 5 and typical African scenes of bushveld, river and seashore. A night-time scene introduces an array of creatures that come out after dark.

Provides an introduction to African animals by using each letter of the alphabet.

Introduction Coral reefs are a large group of living organisms, which can grow and shrink.

Introduction Coral reefs are found on the coasts of most tropical oceans. They only take up about 1% of the ocean floor, but about 25% of all marine fish live there.

Introduction There are over 3 billion different kinds of birds in the World, which fit into over 10,000 different species categories.

Lilly's Day at the Park - Early Reader - Children's Picture Books LBugBooks presents our early reader children's picture book series written for preK through 2nd graders. Your beginning reader will enjoy the simple text paired with expressive full-color graphics. All of our stories are sure to delight, inspire, and cause giggling both for you and your child.