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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book--until the last page. too political. i still really like it if you stop at the second to last page, though. As always, Lionni's illustrations and wording inspires.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[great explanation of letters and writing but ends up Preachy.  good message, but no subtlety]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Like most of his books, the illustrations and concepts of this work by Leo Lionni are unique.  What I particularly like about this book is that it explains how individual letters group up to make words and how individual words group up to make sentences. These concepts are helpful and motivating to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23597813">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Illus. in full color. The letters on an alphabet tree, torn and tossed by the wind, find strength in banding together to form words. Then a clever caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace in a gentle parable about the power of the written word.  ]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[pacifist claptrap!<br/><br/>well, now that that's out of my system, it's a very sweet book, with the usual wonderful paintings by lionni. i just didn't like the ending which has a heartfelt message of humanist solidarity being delivered to a government head whose very existence likely depends on o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7265980">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an interesting book.  I'm not sure that I liked the ending at all.  And I actually felt sorry for the little letters.  I did enjoy the illustrations, but I was a confused with where the author was trying to lead the reader.  I might recommend.<br/><br/>*Taken from my book reviews blog: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-708-alphabet-tree-by-leo.html" title="http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-708-alphabet-tree-by-leo.html">http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05...</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49686188">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was a fan of Leo Lionni and didn't even know about this book.  After reading it, my respect for him soared even higher.  Great children's book, that perhaps the adult reading it to the child may appreciate more than the child.  Fabulous ending.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the way this book explains that letters make up words and words make up sentences and that our words/sentences convey important messages.  I don't know if Collin got any of that but it's still a great book.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The wordbug teaches the letters on the alphabet tree, torn and tossed by a windstorm, how to become stronger by banding together to form words. Then a clever purple caterpillar teaches the letters to become even stronger by forming sentences with a message of peace. Available in hardcover for the first time in many years, <em>The Alphabet Tree</em> is Leo Lionni&#8217;s gentle parable about the power of the written word in a democratic society.]]>
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