title: Alphabetter
author:  Dan Bar-el 
description: PreSchool-Grade 1An entertaining alphabet book with a twist. Twenty-six children are ready to take part in an activity but cannot because each one is missing a crucial item. However, the youngster on the next page has it. For example, Alberto had an alligator, but he didn't have a bathing suit. Benot had a bathing suit, but he didn't have a clarinet. Guess what Cara has. The humorous acrylic-and-collage pictures are bold, and the bright, crisp colors show up well against white backgrounds. Alberto's alligator wears swim goggles and jumps off a diving board, while the poor boy standing on the raft is dressed only in a barrel. The capital form of the letter is featured in the upper left corner; there is also another letter hidden somewhere on the page, which makes this title a seek-and-find as well as a concept book. The ending unites the children and the item they each need plus a bonus: friends. For another alphabet book in which children are connected through the letters, see Anita Lobel's <i>Alison's Zinnia</i> (HarperCollins, 1990). A fun way to learn the alphabet.<i>Maryann H. Owen, Racine Public Library, WI</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  Twenty Day Calendar for 
   
  Freak the Mighty 
  Monday 
  Tuesday 
  Wednesday 
  Thursday 
  Friday 
  Week 1 Pre-reading activities- 
  Friendship 
  Give Vocab. sheet for 
  Chap. 1 – 8; test on 
  Friday. 
  Read Chap. 1 & 2 for 
  tomorrow 
   
  Chap. 1 &2  quiz. 
  Quote for the Day 
  EXPLORE Max and 
  Kevin Activity Sheet 
  Assign Read 3 & 4  
  Chap. 3 &4  quiz.  
  Quote for the Day