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Jane Belk Moncure's Sound Box Books
My "E" Sound Box
A little boy fills his sound box with many words beginning with the letter "e".
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
30 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1977
About the author
Jane Belk Moncure
430 books40 followersJane Belk Moncure (born December 1926) is an American author of early childhood non-fiction, fiction and poetry. She has also written under the names Bruce Wannamaker and Jennie Davis.
Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.
Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.
Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia
Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.
Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.
Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia
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August 16, 2025
Working out way through this series. Tot finds them amusing, in addition to enlightening. Cute art.
October 19, 2021
I understand that this book was written in 1977, but you would think that by the 2018 edition of the book they would have replaced the word "eskimo." May I suggest an engineer? Unsuitable for use in storytime.
April 14, 2020
Little E is collecting items that start with E for his E Sound Box. Preschool and up
December 22, 2021
Good read!
April 28, 2011
Cute book all about the letter e. Would be good for kindergarten or ELL students. It has tons of visuals as well as words.
March 18, 2013
Great book for students learning words with the beginning letter E. Nice pictures.
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