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PICTURE BOOKS

Floca, Brian , Floca, Brian

The Racecar Alphabet

40 pp. | Atheneum/Jackson | November, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-85091-3 $$15.95

(2) K-3 At letter A, the racecars have spoked wheels, and the drivers wear goggles. By J, the cars look much more like modern racecars, and by W, the illustration shows a NASCAR-style car. This book provides a nifty framework for showcasing racecars over the past one hundred years. The big pages are filled to the edges with color and movement, and Floca's alliterative text is action-packed.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2003