In The Furry Animal Alphabet Book, you'll learn what animal begins with the letter X! Did you know that there's another animal besides the yak that begins with Y? I bet you don't know what a Zorilla is. Jerry Pallotta and Edgar Stewart's book of facts and illustrations will awaken a reader's interest in wildlife. "Jackrabbits are hares that have really long ears. . . .The big ears help them to hear even the slightest sounds. The ears also act like a car radiator to cool them off when it is hot out." Each page of this paperback features a letter and an animal. The letters are in upper and lower case. The animals look realistic; however, they have little environmental context. Despite the variety of perspectives on how to teach reading, I feel alphabet books like this one continue to invite children in to investigate the written word.
