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PreS-Gr 2 From the black book jacket with cutout openings for each letter of the title to the vibrant, painterly strokes of yellow on the endpapers, Hidden Alphabet is a visual delight. A black mat frames an object on each page. When it is lifted, each of these objects becomes a significant part of the letter's negative space (e.g., two balloons form circles to make the openings in ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The cover provides the first hint that this is a concept book with a capital C: rows of random upper- and lowercase letters fill the cover, while the black die-cut jacket exposes the title hidden within those letters. The publisher declares the book to be for ages two to six, but words like arrowhead and inkblot seem to imply an older audience. The "oh, cool!" factor should be highest in the six-to-nine set, parti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More