Reviews for B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet

The average rating for B is for Badger: A Wisconsin Alphabet based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-03-04 00:00:00 Douglas Begland Alphabet book has somewhat awkwardly rhymed text, but some good supplemental information in the sidebars on each page. Some choices are inevitable: "D is for Dairy," "H is for Horicon Marsh," at 32000 acres one of the largest in the U.S. Some choices are surprisingly informative, at least to me: "A is for American Water Spaniel," apparently the only dog native to Wisconsin; "K is for Kindergarten," since the first kindergarten was started in Watertown. But some choices are befuddling: Aldo Leopold is on the J page along with John Muir,founder of the Sierra Club, even though "L is for Lake Michigan" is given two whole pages by itself; and "Y is for Yellow Corn," and a little miniature honoring Native American Ceremonial Dancing is smack in the middle between the V and W pages, though it is not mentioned in either verse or sidebar. Was the author planning to add something on Winnebagos, perhaps? There is a sidebar on Native culture on the N page, but with all the different Indian nations who have lived in Wisconsin, only a small dream catcher represents them pictorially. There are some questions and answers for readers at the end. All in all though, I think even Wisconsin kids will learn something from this book. It is attractively illustrated by Renee Graef, who illustrated the Kirsten books in the American Girls series (Hey, "A is for American Girl dolls and books"! They began in Middletown, Wisconsin.)

Review # 2 was written on 2019-06-19 00:00:00 John Smith It's an alphabet book, so if you're expecting depth of content, this isn't it. I like the quick rhymes that introduced the topics, and then sidebars told more in-depth information. This is a bit longer of a read aloud for Classroom Book A Day, but it'll be made up for by having a shorter book to average out times. :) To be honest, now I'm interested in checking out ones from my home state and my wife's home state.