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40 pp.
| Tricycle |
May, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-58246-370-4$17.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-58246-395-7$20.99
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McGuirk uses rocks from her collection to form both the letters and items they stand for in this creative alphabet book. The sea-worn rocks made of fossilized sandstone look uncannily like the real things. The book could be a catalyst for collectors and naturalists; an author's note describes how she waited "for many years...for the letter K to appear."