America ABC Board Book

by Samuel Troy Wilson, Irene Chan (Illustrator)

Overview

This fun alphabetical tour highlights some of America’s most well-known landmarks, inventions, events, and people, ranging from the Ferris wheel to the Grand Canyon and from July Fourth to Martin Luther King, Jr.

Irene Chan's bright, bold, and colorful art will delight the youngest of readers as they learn the alphabet and explore some Amercan highlights.

A is for Abraham Lincoln.

B is for Baseball...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062795274
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,092,405
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 4 Years

Editorial Reviews

2019-07-24
An alphabetical tour of all things American, from Abraham Lincoln to zipper.

The uncredited author uses a predicable alphabet-book captioning structure ("B is for Baseball"; "J is for July Fourth"), relying on adult readers to explain the relationships of the various items included to the United States of America. They may well be unable to answer what makes a Ferris wheel American or, even more mystifyingly, a uniform (several military-style uniforms are depicted) or a volcano. A mix of full-page and double-page spreads presents each letter; the letter "E" spread must be rotated 90 degrees to accommodate the height of the Empire State Building. There are some odd pairings when two incongruous images are flush up against each other due to their sequence in the alphabet (chocolate chip cookies and Death Valley?). Many of the scenes are quintessentially American, such as the Liberty Bell and Martin Luther King Jr., while others seem to be have been selected for their initial letter alone. While diverse people are present in many of the group scenes, the New Orleans jazz band looks rather a bit too white, and the Thanksgiving page depicts stereotypical, smiling Native Americans and Pilgrims. The flat, inviting imagery in bold colors and rounded lines will support language development in toddlers learning to name their world and, in this case, their nation.

An accessible if imperfect American album. (Board book. 2-4)

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