Search and Find Alphabet of Alphabets
Author(s): A. J. Wood; Mike Jolley
Picture | Interactive, Pop-Up, Activity & Games
Take a ride through 26 fully illustrated alphabets, each one an A-to-Z of things to spot. From an alphabet of Bugs (A is for Ant), to an alphabet of Vehicles (B is for Balloon), Sanders' weird and wonderful drawings make learning ABCs so much fun! Full color.
Review: 'a glorious way for a child to play with, and learn more, words... It's fun, the artwork is gorgeous, and a child will enjoy the challenge of finding the words.'
* i newspaper *
'A typographical joy, offering a visually stunning graphic compendium of search-and-find alphabets... The book is brilliant for letter recognition, as well as vocabulary building, and works well as a shared family experience.' * Sunday Business Post - Ireland *
'It's not easy to come up with a new concept for an ABC but Mike Jolley and Amanda Wood have thought up a good one here and have been well-served by the illustrator Allan Sanders.' * Achuka *
'You can't beat a good alphabet book. This one will keep you busy for many viewings with its lovable, quirky characters.' * Angels &Urchins *
'A wonderfully inventive and original search-and-find book, The Alphabet of Alphabets will keep children entertained for hours.... Allan Sanders' meticulously drawn artwork fills busy scenes with activity' * Lovereading4kids *
'Sure to be a book that will continue to be pored over for many years ... there is so much to look at and absorb from the abundance of illustrations. Excellent value for money.' * Carousel *
Product Information
AMANDA WOOD began her career in illustration at the Natural History Museum and went on to be the founding Editor and Publisher of Templar for more than 30 years. In her time there, she published and nurtured numerous Greenaway winners, and edited and wrote groundbreaking series such as The Ologies, which have sold over 19 million-copies worldwide. Today she writes and runs her own small press from her home in Surrey.
MIKE JOLLEY has worked as an Art Director in children's books for over 25 years. He also sells artwork made from found objects. It was during one of his many junk shop visits that the idea of using midcentury school information charts for Curiositree first took shape. He lives on a cliff overlooking the English Channel.
ALLAN SANDERS was born in a small grey shipbuilding town in the North West of England. He studied at Manchester University and the Royal College of Art. Allan has worked on many illustrated childrens book projects including a series of flap books for Templar Publishing with titles such as On the Move, My Amazing Body and Outer Space. He has also illustrated Perfectly Perilous Math, publishing by Workman. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker and The Economist among other editorial clients. He lives in Brighton, UK.
General Fields
- :
- : Quarto Publishing Group UK
- : Wide Eyed Editions
- : 0.822
- : January 2018
- : 310mm X 256mm
- : United Kingdom
- : March 2018
- : books
Special Fields
- : A. J. Wood; Mike Jolley
- : Hardback
- : 318
- : Allan Sanders
- : English
- : 428.1
- : 48
