The alphabet tree

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Title:

The alphabet tree

Author:

Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999 author, illustrator.

ISBN:

9780394910161

9780394810164

9780679808350

Publication Information:

New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject Term:

Alphabet -- Fiction.

Authorship -- Study and teaching -- Fiction.

Insects -- Fiction.

Caterpillars -- Fiction.

Summary:

After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enough; they must say something important.

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After the storm all the letters on the alphabet tree are huddled together; the word-bug comes along and teaches them to join together and forms words and a purple caterpillar complete their education.

Author Notes

Leo Lionni was born in Amsterdam on May 5, 1910. He attended the University of Zurich and also earned a doctorate in Economics from the University of Genoa in 1935. He taught himself to draw by visiting museums.

After marrying Nora Maffi in 1931, Lionni moved to Milan, Italy, where he became known as a painter. In 1939 he moved to Philadelphia and began working in advertising design. Lionni held several positions in the artistic field including artistic director and design director. He also served as president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Around 1960 Lionni moved back to Italy. His first of over forty children's books was Little Blue and Little Yellow. Other titles include Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse, all of which won a Caldecott Honor. In addition, he received the American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal in 1984.

Lionni died on October 11, 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy at the age of 89.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Old favorites find their way back into print. Leo Leonni's The Alphabet Tree was first published in 1968, during America's involvement in Vietnam. In this simple allegory, a fierce wind keeps a tree filled with timid letters at bay. A word-bug and a caterpillar instruct them to form words that say something important (the message they form: "Peace on earth and goodwill toward all men") and then the letters head for the White House. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Horn Book Review

In this deceptively simple fable, the letters of the alphabet live in a tree. They learn to form words, then a caterpillar suggests they make sentences--about something important. When they form PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TOWARD ALL MEN, the caterpillar decides to take them away--""to the President."" It was a timely message in 1968 and still packs a punch. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

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