A World of Words: An ABC of Quotations

by Tobi Tobias

Book Overview

Quotations from J. R. R. Tolkien, Thomas Jefferson, Lucille Clifton, William Shakespeare, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, and many others illuminate words for each letter of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688121292
• ISBN13: 9780688121297
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.3" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, delightful book for children and others who read

When Pumpkin looks up at me with his great, long-lashed eyes and says, "Again?" (Pumpkin is 14 months old), I am grateful for Tobias' wonderful book. This book stands up to repeated readings with grace and aplomb. (Good for adults as well as kids.) Such a dreamy, evocative, intelligent selection of quotations, placed so beautifully one can forget it's an alphabet book and just enjoy the ride.

A unique look at the alphabet

Every time I think I've seen everything that can be done with an alphabet book, something truly unique comes along. This little gem uses quotations from a wide range of people, celebrity and non-celebrity to 'illustrate' an alphabetical list that will appeal to children. From animal and book to yard and zoo, this is a new kind of alphabetical book, enhanced by illustrations that are 'out-of-this-world.'