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From armadillo to zebra, this enchanting picture book pairs the stunning photography of National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore with playful poems by New York Times best-selling author Debbie Levy to represent the letters of the alphabet and celebrate the diversity of the animal world.
This unique alphabet book is a dazzling journey through the animal kingdom. It invites children and their families to linger over Sartore's spectacular portraits of animals both familiar and little known, to look these incredible creatures in the eye and marvel at their shape, form, and expression. Each animal is showcased in an original poem by Levy, whose clever, quirky verse and exuberant wordplay will delight readers young and old. The photos are part of Sartore's mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, with special attention given to rare and endangered species.
A beautiful gift book for animal lovers of any age, and a very special read-aloud ABC book for young children.
More popular National Geographic gift books for animal lovers include:
- Photo Ark: Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures by Joel Sartore and Kwame Alexander
- Hey Baby! A Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Stories from Nature's Nursery
- National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry
- National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry
Debbie Levy
Debbie Levy is the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of many books for young people, including the I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark; This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality (with Jo Ann Allen Boyce); The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells; A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, The Original Fight Over Science in Schools; The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II; and Becoming RBG: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Journey to Justice. Her books have received many honors and awards, including the Sydney Taylor Book Award, National Jewish Book Award, Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, and the Orbis Pictus Honor. Before writing books for young people, Debbie was a newspaper editor, and before that, she was a lawyer.
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