Caribbean Alphabet

by Frané Lessac

Presents an alphabet of images from the Caribbean, such as hibiscus, mangoes, and reggae

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Cultural

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 16, 1989

About the author

Frané Lessac is an author and illustrator, having created beautiful illustrations for more than forty books. Frané’s first book My Little Island, was named a Children's Book of the Year by the Library of Congress, a compilation of her paintings from Montserrat. She has contributed her distinctive paintings to many picture books, including On the Same Day in March named Top Ten Science Books by ALA Booklist. The Donkey of Gallipoli, named an Honor Book for the Children’s Book Council’s Book of the Year Awards, Kirkus Review’s Best Books, CBC NTSS Books for Young People USA, and an USBBY Outstanding International Books. Her contribution to Amnesty International’s “We Are All Born Free” celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been translated into more than 30 languages and an USBBY Outstanding International Book. In 2010, Frané was awarded The Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature. She is married to children's author, Mark Greenwood, and they have collaborated on many children's books including is The Greatest Liar on Earth and Drummer Boy of John John. Frané constantly visits schools, libraries and festivals in Australia and overseas sharing the process of writing and illustrating books empowering both children and adults.

Reviews

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

Caribbean Aphabet by Frane Lessac presents painted landscapes from the Caribbean of things beginning with letters of the alphabet such as agouti, mangoes, reggae and steelband.

Lessac's colorful illustrations were painted in gouache on paper. They are evocative of the Caribbean region, and sometimes included additional things starting with the featured letter but not listed beside each letter. My favorite images are cricket, dolphins, jump-up, lightning, pirate, rainbow, and steelband.

Twelve words are defined at the end of the book, which will make the book more easy to understand. I enjoyed this multicultural alphabet book, particularly the illustrations. This book could be used either in a multicultural unit or as set up for an activity where students come up with words for a letter of the alphabet and then draw or paint a picture of them. 3.5 star rating.

For ages 4 to 7, abc-books, caribbean, multi-cultural, and fans of Frane Lessac.

[Celeste · Rating 1 out of 5]

This picture book is a collection of colorful paintings, each devoted to a letter of the alphabet portraying scences from the Caribbean. I felt that some of the images within the book were not the greatest depictions of Caribbean culture. There are words that are apparently cultural and leave one to wonder the meaning, which is actually provided at the end of the book. This is a picture book that I felt would be a bit confusing for children.

[Kerri Harshaw · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this alphabet book! This is a great assest to have in your classroom. The letters of the alphabet are represented by several different words related to the Carribian. Students will benefit from the culture taught through the book.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the illustrations and caribbean terms that are taught in the glossary.

[Stephanie Borges Folarin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will be added to the Future Folarin Progeny library.

[Mely · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used this in our Caribbean culture lesson. I appreciated learning new words specific to the Caribbean area. Also enjoyed finding other items beginning with the letter of each illustration.

[Faloni © · Rating 5 out of 5]

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