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kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Alphabeasts written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards from the series Wallace Edwards Books For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5567

Hardcover Jacket CAD $19.95 978-1-55337-386-5 Paperback CAD $9.95 978-1-55453-227-8 All Grades All Ages The Arts Visual Arts critical thinking about visual arts Language Arts Skills & Strategies alphabet Genre, Literature, Understanding poetry Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell G Grade Level 1 Reading Recovery 11-12 Accelerated Reader 2.1 LG © 2002 4-color 9 x 12 32 pages	From the weird and wonderful imagination of an amazing new artist comes an alphabet book like no other. Kids will delight in discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. They'll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier — and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub! Using watercolours and colored pencils, Wallace Edwards has created a bizarre and luxurious world, rich in texture and detail. An engaging mix of art and alphabet book, Alphabeasts provides the basis for hours of animated discussion and quiet contemplation. Awards 2004 Great Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council, commended 2003 Blue Spruce Award,, Ontario Library Association, shortlist 2003 Book of the Year – Gold Medal, ForeWord Magazine, winner 2003 Childrens’ Choices, International Reading Association , shortlist 2003 Our Choice - Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, winner 2003 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award, children’s illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, winner Reviews “Edwards ... lets his beautiful, mysterious pictures operate on the imagination as they will.” — Quill & Quire Starred Review, August 2002 “...[A] highly original and most appealing ABCDarium ... clever, arresting and thought-provoking through to Z.” — Globe & Mail, September 2002 “Visual contrast abounds in debut artist Edwards’ watercolor-and-pencil illustrations, and he frequently conveys a sense of wit …” — Publishers Weekly, September 2002 “Imagine a slightly dilapidated Victorian house occupied solely by animals and you have the premise of this beautifully illustrated, faintly surreal alphabet book.” — Booklist, November 2002 “This delightful alphabet book is perfect for a rollicking fun story-time, alphabet study, or poetry class. But don’t save this treasure just for the kids - anyone who appreciates art or illustration will love it too.” — Children’s Book News, January 2003

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Alphabeasts written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards from the series Wallace Edwards Books For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5567

Hardcover Jacket CAD $19.95 978-1-55337-386-5 Paperback CAD $9.95 978-1-55453-227-8 All Grades All Ages The Arts Visual Arts critical thinking about visual arts Language Arts Skills & Strategies alphabet Genre, Literature, Understanding poetry Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell G Grade Level 1 Reading Recovery 11-12 Accelerated Reader 2.1 LG © 2002 4-color 9 x 12 32 pages	From the weird and wonderful imagination of an amazing new artist comes an alphabet book like no other. Kids will delight in discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. They'll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier — and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub! Using watercolours and colored pencils, Wallace Edwards has created a bizarre and luxurious world, rich in texture and detail. An engaging mix of art and alphabet book, Alphabeasts provides the basis for hours of animated discussion and quiet contemplation. Awards 2004 Great Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council, commended 2003 Blue Spruce Award,, Ontario Library Association, shortlist 2003 Book of the Year – Gold Medal, ForeWord Magazine, winner 2003 Childrens’ Choices, International Reading Association , shortlist 2003 Our Choice - Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, winner 2003 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award, children’s illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, winner Reviews “Edwards ... lets his beautiful, mysterious pictures operate on the imagination as they will.” — Quill & Quire Starred Review, August 2002 “...[A] highly original and most appealing ABCDarium ... clever, arresting and thought-provoking through to Z.” — Globe & Mail, September 2002 “Visual contrast abounds in debut artist Edwards’ watercolor-and-pencil illustrations, and he frequently conveys a sense of wit …” — Publishers Weekly, September 2002 “Imagine a slightly dilapidated Victorian house occupied solely by animals and you have the premise of this beautifully illustrated, faintly surreal alphabet book.” — Booklist, November 2002 “This delightful alphabet book is perfect for a rollicking fun story-time, alphabet study, or poetry class. But don’t save this treasure just for the kids - anyone who appreciates art or illustration will love it too.” — Children’s Book News, January 2003

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Alphabeasts written and illustrated by Wallace Edwards from the series Wallace Edwards Books For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/Canada/product.aspx?productid=5567

Hardcover Jacket CAD $19.95 978-1-55337-386-5 Paperback CAD $9.95 978-1-55453-227-8 All Grades All Ages The Arts Visual Arts critical thinking about visual arts Language Arts Skills & Strategies alphabet Genre, Literature, Understanding poetry Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell G Grade Level 1 Reading Recovery 11-12 Accelerated Reader 2.1 LG © 2002 4-color 9 x 12 32 pages	From the weird and wonderful imagination of an amazing new artist comes an alphabet book like no other. Kids will delight in discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. They'll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier — and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub! Using watercolours and colored pencils, Wallace Edwards has created a bizarre and luxurious world, rich in texture and detail. An engaging mix of art and alphabet book, Alphabeasts provides the basis for hours of animated discussion and quiet contemplation. Awards 2004 Great Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council, commended 2003 Blue Spruce Award,, Ontario Library Association, shortlist 2003 Book of the Year – Gold Medal, ForeWord Magazine, winner 2003 Childrens’ Choices, International Reading Association , shortlist 2003 Our Choice - Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, winner 2003 Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award, children’s illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, winner Reviews “Edwards ... lets his beautiful, mysterious pictures operate on the imagination as they will.” — Quill & Quire Starred Review, August 2002 “...[A] highly original and most appealing ABCDarium ... clever, arresting and thought-provoking through to Z.” — Globe & Mail, September 2002 “Visual contrast abounds in debut artist Edwards’ watercolor-and-pencil illustrations, and he frequently conveys a sense of wit …” — Publishers Weekly, September 2002 “Imagine a slightly dilapidated Victorian house occupied solely by animals and you have the premise of this beautifully illustrated, faintly surreal alphabet book.” — Booklist, November 2002 “This delightful alphabet book is perfect for a rollicking fun story-time, alphabet study, or poetry class. But don’t save this treasure just for the kids - anyone who appreciates art or illustration will love it too.” — Children’s Book News, January 2003

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From the weird and wonderful imagination of an amazing new artist comes an alphabet book like no other. Kids will delight in discovering animals from A to Z living together in an old Victorian mansion. They'll meet an elephant in the ballroom playing with a model train, an octopus hanging from the foyer chandelier — and even a zebra enjoying a soak in the bathtub!

Using watercolours and colored pencils, Wallace Edwards has created a bizarre and luxurious world, rich in texture and detail. An engaging mix of art and alphabet book, Alphabeasts provides the basis for hours of animated discussion and quiet contemplation.

All Grades
All Ages

© 2002
4-color • 9 x 12 • 32 pages

Curriculum Connections

The Arts

Visual Arts

critical thinking about visual arts

Language Arts

Skills & Strategies

alphabet

Genre, Literature, Understanding

poetry

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

Reading Recovery

11-12

Accelerated Reader

LG 2.1

Hardcover Jacket

978-1-55337-386-5

Paperback

978-1-55453-227-8

Reviews

“Edwards ... lets his beautiful, mysterious pictures operate on the imagination as they will.”: — Quill & Quire Starred Review, August 2002
“...[A] highly original and most appealing ABCDarium ... clever, arresting and thought-provoking through to Z.”: — Globe & Mail, September 2002
“Visual contrast abounds in debut artist Edwards’ watercolor-and-pencil illustrations, and he frequently conveys a sense of wit …”: — Publishers Weekly, September 2002
“Imagine a slightly dilapidated Victorian house occupied solely by animals and you have the premise of this beautifully illustrated, faintly surreal alphabet book.”: — Booklist, November 2002
“This delightful alphabet book is perfect for a rollicking fun story-time, alphabet study, or poetry class. But don’t save this treasure just for the kids - anyone who appreciates art or illustration will love it too.”: — Children’s Book News, January 2003

Awards

2004: Great Book of the Year, Canadian Toy Testing Council, commended
2003: Blue Spruce Award,, Ontario Library Association, shortlist
2003: Book of the Year – Gold Medal, ForeWord Magazine, winner
2003: Childrens’ Choices, International Reading Association , shortlist
2003: Our Choice - Starred Selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, winner
2003: Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Award, shortlist
2002: Governor General’s Literary Award, children’s illustration, Canada Council for the Arts, winner