ABC for You and Me

by Meg Girnis, Shirley Leamon Green (Photographer)

Overview

Children with Down syndrome will be delighted to see a reflection of themselves in this alphabet book.

Full color photographs of a multicultural cast of children, most with Down syndrome, illustrate the simple text that helps children learn their ABCs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807501023
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	01/01/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	NP (what's this?)
File size:	10 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

Editorial Reviews

This bright and shiny alphabet shows the letters from apple to zebra and features happy, smiling children all of whom have Down's syndrome. Each letter (lower and upper case) appears in a colored box, floating on a white background. In the center of the page a child or two is photographed holding, petting, or examining an object. All background material has been eliminated from the photographs, so the children float or sit in the white space. The photographer draws the viewer in to this central portrait by eliminating detail and background distractions. Even when modeling an action, "hugging," or petting the dog, the children convey stillness rather than motion. A variety of ethnic groups are represented, as are boys and girls from toddler to the age of eight. Below each picture is a single word in large type. The publisher provides a glossy, reinforced binding with full-color photographs that add to the appeal. Though catalogued with "mentally handicapped," the alternative classification of "E" seems more helpful since using it will allow the book to be found in the alphabet books by everyone. This title is useful for special-needs children as well as to sensitize a general audience. A very welcome addition to school and public library collections. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews

"In no way does the book pander to an audience or flaunt a segment of the population; it merely celebrates the beauty of all children, much like the spirit behind the Special Olympics…A book for all preschool classrooms."—Booklist

"A simple concept book with wonderful full-color photographs…The photographs, viewed against a white background, appear to jump out on the page…This is a terrific concept book for preschoolers with the added bonus of exposing them to a group of children not usually seen in picture books."—School Library Journal

"In a world of increasingly complex ABC books, this one gets back to the basics…While the book is appropriate for any preschool classroom, teachers of special needs or integrated classrooms, or parents of children with Down syndrome, may particularly welcome this title."—The Horn Book Guide

"A very welcome addition to school and public library collections."—Kirkus Reviews

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