There's a Monster in the Alphabet

by James Rumford

According to Herodotus, an Ancient Greek historian, a Phoenician named Cadmus brought the alphabet to Greece.In the ancient myths, Cadmus was a hero who fought a ferocious monster and founded the city... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618221409
• ISBN13: 9780618221400
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

I learned the alphabet, but where did it come from?

Nice illustrations and explaination of development of our alphabet. Great for early readers and those with an interest in Mythology. Ending reference includes other alphabet forms and their relationships to our own.

Reading "There's a Monster in the Alphabet"

For any child who has discovered Greek mythology and is interested in the development of the alphabet, this book is a real adventure! He tells a familiar Greek story about sowing the dragon's teeth and relates it to the alphabet. For eager young detectives, there are secret messages on some of the pages.