I’ve done a little traveling in my time. Not a lot. But some.
I’ve lived in T is for Texas
and in F is for Florida.
I’ve seen a lot of Texas. Not so much of Florida. Just the Tampa area where I was in training to be a
G is for guide dog.
In Texas, I’ve seen some big cities, like D is for Dallas
.
And little towns, like G is for Glen Rose.
where we have
D is for dinosaurs.
and R is for rivers.
Recently my friend Macy read me a really cool alphabet book — ABC USA by Martin Jarrie. It was published by Sterling Publishing Co. in 2005.
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by something related to the USA! From A is for Alligator to G is for the Grand Canyon to P is for Pilgrims to Z is for Zydeco. Zydeco. Cool word. We had to look that one up and see what it was about. It’s about cool music!
At the back of the book is a glossary that tells you about each word. Did you know that the alligator is the largest reptile in North America and is the state reptile of F is for Florida?!
The illustrations are pretty awesome. Kind of old fashioned and quirky. I like quirky. It was fun reading this book with Macy. She laughed at a lot of the pictures and asked a lot of questions. Why did they do T is for Tractors instead of T is for Texas? What’s Jazz? What’s the Underground Railroad? It made for a good history lesson.
It was a fun book and I think you should check it out!
And in case you’re unfamiliar with Zydeco —
Reading With Rhythm 