| Alison's Zinnia Contributor(s): Lobel, Anita (Author), Lobel, Anita (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688147372 ISBN-13: 9780688147372 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: "Alison acquired an Amaryllis for Beryl. Beryl bought a Begonia for Crystal . . ". and so it went until "Zena zeroed in on a Zinnia for Alison". An exquisite alphabetical pattern takes readers from A-Z and back again through a dazzling, full-color floral odyssey. It raises the spirits, delights the eye, and tickles the imagination . . . a tour de force".--The Horn Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Alphabet - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 89023700 |
| Lexile Measure: 540 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.98" W x 11.96" (0.39 lbs) 32 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An unusual alphabet book incorporates reinforcement of individual letters into a dazzling display of floral painting as Lobel links girls' names, flowers, and verbs in a chain of floral gifts.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lobel, Anita: - Anita Lobel's name is synonymous with the best in children's literature. She is the creator of such classics as Alison's Zinnia and Away from Home, and she received a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in On Market Street. She is the creator of two books about her cat, Nini, One Lighthouse, One Moon (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), and Nini Here and There. Her childhood memoir, No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War, was a finalist for the National Book Award. Anita Lobel lives in New York City. |