The Crab Alphabet Book
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
With his signature humor and amazing facts, best-selling author Jerry Pallotta offers a decapod for every letter of the alphabet.
Meet dozens of crustaceans--and a few bonus animals--with engaging text and a laugh-out-loud narrative, from A (Arrow Crab) to E (exoskeleton) to I (Imocaris, a kind of fossil scientists believe to be the first crab on earth) to Z (Zebra Hermit Crabs, which have a hard covering on their legs and claws, but their body is soft). Readers of all ages will be entertained (and learning!) with every page turn.
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A collection of crabs, "tired of books about cute penguins, proud tigers, colorful butterflies, and other favorite animals," help to narrate this quirky ABC book. Leonard illustrates in naturalistic art, while Pallotta, the author of many abecedarians, introduces each crab in upbeat, fact-filled paragraphs: "J is for Japanese Spider Crab.... Its legs can be more than six feet long. Wow!" Additional facts ("And now a message from the crabs") are offset from the main text: "Most crabs have eyes like periscopes." While many of the crabs' missives are more irreverent than edifying ("Please don't call a grumpy teacher a crabby teacher it's not nice!"), readers will enjoy learning about the peculiar-looking and often uniquely named (Halloween crab, ghost crab, ninja crab) decapods. Ages 3 7.
