THE ALPHABET FROM Z TO A: (WITH MUCH CONFUSION ON THE WAY)

Book ID/图书代码： 03900015B85668

English Summary/英文概要： In The Alphabet from Z to A (With Much Confusion on the Way) , Judith Viorst once again applies her clear-sighted wit to a subject of universal appeal, turning the traditional alphabet book on its head by going through the alphabet backwards. Viorst’s lively verse irreverently demonstrates that the spellings and sounds of our language are often so maddeningly inconsistent -- "blue" and "blew," "chute" and "shoe" -- that, as her exasperated narrator complains, "It could drive you berserk." Aimed at children who already have some facility with language (and at anyone else who likes to play with words), The Alphabet from Z to A is an entertaining and thought-provoking romp through the quirks and quagmires of the English language. Richard Hull’s exquisite drawings enrich the text and offer a playful challenge.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从字母Z到A，作者再次运用其睿智的目光，将26个英文字母以倒序的方法向小朋友们展现。Viost运用生动的诗句向小读者们展示了英语词汇的拼法和我们的发音的前后矛盾，往往是如何地让人抓狂 – 如‘blue / 蓝色’和‘blew/长鸣’，‘chute/瀑布’和‘shoe/鞋子‘。针对已经有了一些词汇语言基础的孩子们，（和任何一位喜欢玩词汇游戏的读者群），《从字母Z到A》，穿插了英语词汇的怪癖字和误区，是一本充满了乐趣的寓教于乐的英文字母学习书籍。作家Richard Hull的精致的插图更为这本图文并茂的童书充满了玩味的挑战性。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：Progressing through the alphabet in an unorthodox direction, Viorst’s breezy roundup of words focuses on a number of the English language’s curiosities and inconsistencies. Included are sound-alike letters ("Q is for Queue, but not CUE"; "J is for JEWEL but not GEM"); silent letters ("T’s for TURKEY, / But back in the dinosaur days lived a bird / Named--help!--PTERODACTYL"); and homophones ("I is for I (But not EYE) / And for ISLE but not AISLE"). Refreshingly, Viorst’s offers anything but a basic introduction to phonetics: "P is for PHONE, PHILODENDRON, / and PHYSICAL fitness, / Which only counts half. / Wish we could spell the word PHITNESS, / But they won’t permit it." Rather, her verse is a pleasing blend of playfulness and sophistication--qualities also present in Hull’s lapidary art. Rendered in acrylics, his detailed, often fantastical pictures cleverly incorporate the items mentioned in Viorst’s rhymes--as well as a devilish number of other objects that begin with the spotlighted letter (a list of these at book’s end will let readers check their acumen). It all makes for good (and vocabulary-building) phun. Ages 7-10. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author/作者介绍： Judith Viorst says that she has been writing always -- "or at least since I was seven or eight, when I composed an ode to my dead parents, both of whom were alive and well and, when they read my poem, extremely annoyed." She has written many books for children, including the acclaimed Alexander and the Terrible Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, If I Were in Charge of the World...and Other Worries, and I’ll Fix Anthony as well as several books of poetry and prose for adults. She is also a contributing editor to Redbook magazine. Mrs. Viorst lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Milton, a political writer. They have three sons -- Anthony, Nicholas, and Alexander.

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