Reviews for The scrabble people ABC

The average rating for The scrabble people ABC based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-01-07 00:00:00 Waltraud Silver Author/illustrator Brian Floca, who won a Caldecott Medal for his picture-book Locomotive , delivers a highly alliterative alaphabetic celebration of racecars in this entertaining title. Each page features a different letter - for example: "Eyes in the audience, each open and eager, expecting excitement (enduring exhaust)" for the letter E - as the overarching 'story' builds toward the excitement of the race's conclusion. Although not a racing fan myself, I think The Racecar Alphabet will have great appeal to young children who are, or who are fascinated by cars and other vehicles in general. It's a well-constructed text, one that highlights the alphabet while also presenting a sequential depiction, not just of a race, but of the evolution of the racecar over time. The artwork, done in watercolor, captures the changing structures of these speeding vehicles, and the changing venues in which they have raced over the years. Recommended to anyone looking for alphabet books featuring cars and/or racing, as well as to young racing fans interested in the history of their sport. The decorative end-papers, which depict racecars over time, will be a particularly welcome bonus for the latter.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-06-15 00:00:00 Philip Jones A is for Automobiles, machines on wheels. B is for Belts turning, fuel burning, the buzz and bark of engines. C is for Curves and crowds and cars, of course — A century of racecars, from bare beginnings to present-day marvels, from stock cars to Formula 1, from Ford to Ferrari, caught in crackling action, in fan-friendly pictures, and in words that bounce and jounce for the fun of it. Cute alphabet word plays, but over most alphabet-book-readers' heads. My little car lover loved it though, irregardless.