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Hidden Alphabet by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoaring Brook Press

ISBN-100761319417

ISBN-139780761319412

eBay Product ID (ePID)2417269

Product Key Features

Book TitleHidden Alphabet

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicActivity Books, concepts / Alphabet

Publication Year2003

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes, Seeger, Laura Vaccaro

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorLaura Vaccaro Seeger

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight26.8 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2002-152838

TitleLeadingThe

ReviewsPublishers Weekly Starred Review Seeger, the niece of folksinger Pete Seeger, has devised an artful lift-the-flap ABC. From A to Z, labeled die-cut openings in glossy black paper purport to show an "arrowhead," "balloons," a "cloud" and a "door." When readers peek beneath the paper frames, however, they discover a letter of the alphabet. What look like two horizontal white "eggs" on a gingham napkin are also the indentations in a letter E. Two parallel "nails," tilting on a diagonal, turn out to be the slanted angles of the capital N. A plump white "quotation mark" against a red background doubles as the oval center of a Q. And the curvaceous hollow body of a "ukelele" forms the dip in the letter U. Seeger inverts positive and negative space in her paintings, whose warm colors glow from the windows in the light-absorbing black paper; she even incorporates die-cuts into the dust jacket. Her words and images indicate which letter lurks under each flap, and her variably sized rectangular windows give tantalizing hints to the "hidden" shapes. The design is unerringly elegant: each flap lifts from bottom to top to reveal a solid, symmetrical letter form, and the 26 folded pages, printed on tough heavyweight stock, make for a thick but not unwieldy volume. Seeger makes an interactive game of the alphabet and fashions a sophisticated presentation. School Library Journal From the black book jacket with cutout openings for each letter of the title to the vibrant, painterly strokes of yellow on the endpapers, Hidden Alphabet is a visual delight. A black mat frames an object on each page. When it is lifted, each of these objects becomes a significant part of the letter's negative space (e.g., two balloons form circles to make the openings in the letter "B"). This clever trick of changing viewers' perspective from foreground to background will keep readers turning the pages to see the other optical illusions this pictorial byplay produces. Because of the way they are formed, the letters are not always completely conventional in shape. This may challenge very young children to identify them, but readers of any age will enjoy seeing a mouse turn into an "M" made of cheese with a few tiny chunks nibbled out of it. Seeger's interesting word choices-arrowhead, inkblot, olive, partridge, quotation mark, yolk-and her sophisticated paintings make this a fascinating artistic experience as well as a learning opportunity. Booklist Seeger's Hidden Alphabet uses a timeworn approach to A through Z that matches each letter with a word that begins with that letter, then adds a lift-the-flap format and a striking graphic design to transform the book into something new. Each shiny, thick black page features a cut-away through which children can view vibrantly colored objects, such as balloons. By lifting the flap, children will be surprised to discover that the object actually forms part of a letter. Kids may need help recognizing some of the objects featured, but the design is bold and clean enough to make the letters easily discernible. It is a book that manages to be both child friendly and visually exciting. Kirkus ReviewsStarred Review: An outstanding alphabet book...Each page comes as an ingenious surprise...Beautifully designed, fascinating to browse, and eminently successful. A Kirkus Editor's Choice Best Book of 2003 Child Magazine: BEST BOOK OF 2003 award by Child Magazine The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books:</DIV

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromPreschool

Dewey Decimal428.1 E

Grade ToFirst Grade

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisOpen this unusual book and you'll be greeted by a striking image of an arrowhead, surrounded by a simple black frame. Lift the frame and the arrowhead will be magically transformed into the letter A. And so it goes, from Balloons, Cloud, and Door, through Leaf and Mice, to Yolk and Zipper. Bold distinctive images and a simple yet ingenious format make this a concept book, and a gift book, to treasure.

LC Classification NumberPE1155.S44 2003