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The Letter Z – last but not least

April 30, 2019 Claire Annette Noland 5 Comments

Welcome to to A Field Trip Life and the final day of the A to Z April Blog Challenge. I have been spending the month reading and sharing alphabet books and  Ta da! – we have arrived at the letter Z. There are no shortage of alphabet books that feature the ultimate letter. First, let me share my favorite:

The Z Was Zapped: A Play in Twenty-Six Acts
By Chris Van Allsburg
HMH Books for Young Readers 1987
56-page ABC Picture Book
grades preschool – 3

This ingenious alphabet book is set on stage and as the audience we see each letter meeting their demise in some sort of incident beginning with “The A was in an Avalanche.” With alliteration and Van Allsburg’s detailed pencil drawings, each letter experiences a surprising mishap. This book is one that can be studied for hours as letters are bitten, cut, evaporated, nailed, and uprooted. The publisher suggests book for young elementary students but I know it fascinates older students as they think about letters and discover creative uses of alliteration.

The D was nearly Drowned.

The F was firmly Flattened.

 

Z seems to be a popular letter to use in titles for alphabet books so here are a few for you to consider:

Zoopa: An Animal Alphabet
by Gianna Marino
Chronicle Books 2005
32-page wordless picture alphabet book

 

Z Goes Home
by John Agee (author and illustrator)
Hyperian 2003
32-page alphabet book for preschool – grade 2

 

Z is for Zamboni: A Hockey Alphabet
by Matt Napier (author) and Melanie Rose (illustrator)
Sleeping Bear Press
40-page nonfiction alphabet book
preschool – grade 3

 

Z is for Zeus: A Greek Mythology Alphabet
by Helen L. Wilbur (author) and Victor Juhasz (illustrator)
Sleeping Bear Press 2008
40 page alphabet book
Grades 1 -4

 

 

Alison’s Zinnia
by Anita Lobel (author and illustrator)
Greenwillow Books 1996
Grades preschool – grade 3

 

 

Z is for Zombie
by Merrily Kutner (author) and John Manders (illustrator)
Albert Whitman 1999
32-page alphabet book
Grades 1-4

 

Z is for Zookeeper: A Zoo Alphabet
by Mari Smith and Roland Smith (authors) and Henry Cole (illustrator)
Sleeping Bear Press 2005
40-page nonfiction alphabet book
Grades 1-4

 

Well, that’s enough for now- we certainly know our ABC’s!

Filed Under: alphabet books, Blogging A to Z, Books

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  1. Joan Schoettler says

    April 30, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    Fabulous posts about all the ABC books available! Thanks for gathering them all together and sharing them with all of us!!! And, congrats on PW recognizing your work too!

    Reply
    • Claire Annette Noland says

      April 30, 2019 at 5:26 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Joan! This has been an interesting study for me on alphabet books. Now I know that I’m not going to attempt to write one unless I can come up with a really clever, creative, and unique idea.

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  2. Anne Nydam says

    April 30, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    Congratulations on reaching Z! You may be right that pretty much any idea for an alphabet book has already been done. Still, I just can’t resist. I’ve already done one of animals, and am working on one now on mythical creatures. It’s just such a fun, satisfying way to organize information… which is part of the appeal of the whole A-Z Challenge, isn’t it?
    Black and White: Z is for Ziz

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  3. Trine Grillo says

    May 1, 2019 at 12:50 am

    Chris Van Allsburg has always intrigued me. What a great book!
    As always your AtoZ Blog Challenge entries are so good.
    I have enjoyed each day.
    I know it was difficult to stay with it this year, but we are so glad you did!

    Reply
  4. Frédérique says

    May 1, 2019 at 6:05 am

    I just saw your comment in the Challenge last post, and came to visit. Fun theme, I will come back 😉

    Reply

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