O Is for Orca: An Alphabet Book
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Book Overview
This is ABC the Pacific Northwest way: A is for auklet, B is for black bear, C is for coyote.... Art Wolfe's stunning color wildlife and nature photographs teach young children the alphabet while giving them a sense of wonder and appreciation about the bounty of nature. The old-fashioned A is for Apple is replaced by A is for Auklet. F is for Fir Tree, H is for Haida Totem Pole, and so on through the alphabet. Featuring the work of preeminent nature and wildlife photographer Art Wolfe, O is for Orca reveals the natural world in simple yet captivating images--each accompanied by brief informative text--for young book lovers and their parents. Andrea Helman's brief text includes an accessible introduction or fact about the animal, plant, person, or object depicted.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1570613923
ISBN13:9781570613920
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Little Bigfoot
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.7" x 9.0"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Fabulous alphabet / Northwest photo book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This is a beautiful book of photos relating to the Pacific Northwest. I live in Yakima and was happily surprised to find "Y is for Yakama" - they even spelled the Yakama's name with the newly adopted spelling. It goes through listing animals, geographic features and native people. This is a fantastic book for anyone, but especially those wanting to teach their children about the Pacific Northwest. . and Yakima!!
An attractive animal book, but a stretch as an alphabet book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is an interesting and attractive introductory book on animals of the Northwest for young readers. However, since it's written at about 3.5 reading level, it may be too difficult for its intended audience. Also, it's a bit of a stretch as an alphabet book, since the alphabet is merely used as a vehicle for tying the photos and text together. It works for single words like bear, coyote, deer and eagle, however most children won't relate to fir tree as an "F" word, since the noun is actually "tree." This quirk surfaces again with listings like Haida totem pole for the letter "H," Northern spotted owl for "N," and Mt. Rainier for "R." It gets stretched further when Xerophyllum tenax appears for "X," and then the child is told it's "the scientific name for bear grass."Having said that, students love to listen this book and look at the pictures. It works well as a read-aloud and a discussion starter. I used successfully as a companion book with "Northwest Animal Babies" for first grade students in our elementary school library. This should be in every school library in the Pacific Northwest.
O is for Orca & out-of-the-ordinary!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the alphabet the Pacific Northwest way: A is for auklet, B for black bear, C for coyote...from Alaska thru British Columbia & Washington down to Oregon, the natural world is featured in glorious photos & simple, illustrative text. Lovely full-color, full page photos of an eagle, a Haida totem pole with a glorious stag before it, a misty enchanting view of Mount Ranier, a mountainside of Xerophyllum tenax. A wonderful way to learn our ABCs. .................
Great pictures with good text of NW animals.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Really nice pictures that kids can relate to, clear and self explanatory. Text gives a bit of information about the animals and other things mentioned. Good for young readers. Good lead into for animal study.
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