Shiver Me Letters
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Written by June Sobel Illustrated by Henry Cole Hardback 32 pages; Dimensions 10.2 x 9.1 in. Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (May 2006) ISBN: 978-0152167325 A crew of swashbuckling pirates is plundering the alphabet, and they won’t stop until they capture every letter on the island! The anchor goes down into an A, they find a chest of glistening gold G’s, a parrot squawks P, and at bedtime, zillion of Z’s zoom in their heads. This rollicking, rhyming, seafaring caper is an inventive alphabet book, and Cole's comical illustrations put wind in the sails of the clever quest. A rip-roaring yarn that offers a treasure chest of ideas for classroom activities. --Booklist Some alphabet books struggle to incorporate X, but as any young pirate knows, X marks the spot on a treasure map. The rhyming text is more suited to reading aloud as it includes a number of words that would have beginning readers asking for assistance. The colorful cartoon illustrations encourage children to participate by finding the sought-after letters, which appear in bright red uppercase in each scene. This alphabet adventure is sure to capture audience attention at a pirate-themed storyhour, and it will be enjoyed by individual borrowers. --School Library Journal Applications: Alphabetic knowledge, phonics, rhyme, writing model for classroom books CLASSROOM ACTIVITY Alphabetic Knowledge Conduct a read-around-the-room game in which student pairs quietly move around the room with a pointer to find each letter of the alphabet in alphabetic order. *REPRINTED FROM: Kingore, B. (2009). Bertie's Book Notes 2009. Austin, TX: Professional Associates Publishing.   ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: June Sobel was born in New York City and grew up on Long Island. She earned a MFA in Painting at Stanford University and now lives in Westlake Village, California with her husband Mark Raudonis, her son Adam and an adorable Norfolk Terrier named Dudley. Henry Cole grew up on a farm in Virginia and loves farm animals, and little red barns, and the first snowfall, and the first warm spring rain. He has worked with a number of celebrity authors to create children's books, including Julie Andrews and Harvey Fierstein, and is a longtime supporter of RIF.