A is for bee : an alphabet book in translation /

A is for bee : an alphabet book in translation /

"What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right -- in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is Anū in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese, and Arı in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we tal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heck, Ellen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Levine Querido, 2022.
Subjects:
Language and languages > Alphabet > Juvenile literature.
Alphabet books > Specimens.
Alphabet.
Animals.
Langage et langues > Alphabet > Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Abécédaires > Spécimens.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Study & Teaching.
Alphabet books.
Language and languages > Alphabet.
Language and languages.
Hidden letterforms
Concepts.
alphabet books.
JNF013000 > NONFICTION / Concepts / General.
Juvenile works.
Specimens.
Picture books.
Abécédaires.
Description
Summary:"What letter does the word bee start with? If you said "B" you're right -- in English! But in many, many languages, it actually starts with A. Bee is Anū in Igbo, Aamoo in Ojibwe, Abelha in Portugese, and Arı in Turkish. Come and explore the gorgeous variations in the ways we talk about familiar things, unified and illuminated through Ellen Heck's eye-catching, graphic scratchboard details and hidden letterforms."--
Item Description:"This is an Arthur A. Levine book, published by Levine Querido."--Copyright page
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
ISBN:9781646141272
164614127X