Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet

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In this companion to Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book Betsy Bowen again captures the vibrant magic in each northwoods day through effortless prose and colorful woodcuts. While the canoe waits beneath the heavy snow and the river freezes over, bears turn in for long winter naps and people spend time reading by the fire or bundled up in layers. But when spring comes, it’s time for kayaking, fishing, and listening to the quiet pond sounds of the new season. All of this and more is celebrated in Bowen’s warm and...

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In this companion to Gathering: A Northwoods Counting Book Betsy Bowen again captures the vibrant magic in each northwoods day through effortless prose and colorful woodcuts. While the canoe waits beneath the heavy snow and the river freezes over, bears turn in for long winter naps and people spend time reading by the fire or bundled up in layers. But when spring comes, it’s time for kayaking, fishing, and listening to the quiet pond sounds of the new season. All of this and more is celebrated in Bowen’s warm and unusual alphabet book that introduces children to the cyclical rhythms of life in our country’s northern states.

Introduces the letters of the alphabet in woodcut illustrations and brief text depicting the changing seasons in the northern woods.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
PW singled out the ``memorable, unusually fine woodcuts'' in this ABC book, saying also that the author/artist affords a ``telling glimpse... of a life that is close to the rhythms of nature. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
Publishers Weekly
From Antler to Zero (degrees, that is), the seasons of the Minnesota woods come to life in Antler, Bear, Canoe: A Northwoods Alphabet Year by Betsy Bowen. When it was first published in 1991, PW praised the memorable, unusually fine woodcuts and lyrical text. (Aug.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Children's Literature - Beverly Kobrin
With this book as inspiration, suggest boys and girls create a similar my-town-through-the-year block-printed alphabet. If wood or linoleum isn't available for printing, Styrofoam trays will do.
School Library Journal
K-Gr 4-- An alphabet book that is novel in overall concept, ABC words, and illustrations. Bowen has taken as her theme ordinary life in the Minnesota northwoods from January (``Aa'' for ``Antler'') to December (``Zz'' for ``Zero'' temperature). Each letter-word pair is accompanied by a brief, explanatory anecdote. Above it is a -page full-color woodblock illustration that contains true-to-life details that increase effectiveness. There are good find-it-in-the-picture text clues for pre-readers, while older children--especially those familiar with northwoods life--will reread and enjoy the book for Bowen's bold accuracy of concept and presentation. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780618226382
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
  • Publication date: 8/28/2002
  • Pages: 40
  • Sales rank: 770,847
  • Age range: 5 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 8.26 (w) x 10.58 (h) x 0.15 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 23, 2009

    Beautiful and unique

    This is a unique ABC book highlighting everyday life in the North Woods, but familiar to many in the north part of the USA. Hunting, fishing, canoeing, building fires and keeping warm are some of the activities illustrated. It is a cozy, beautiful book that my kids love.

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