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Alphabet Rescue Hardcover – Picture Book, August 1, 2006

by Audrey Wood (Author), Bruce Wood (Author, Illustrator)

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Bestselling writer Audrey Wood and her artist son Bruce Wood team up to present an alphabet book in this popular series. Now the little letters build a fire truck and save the day!

Engaging alphabet books are perennial bestsellers with unlimited demand, and so are books about fire trucks. This splendid book is a surefire winner! As in their previous collaborations, the Woods bring lowercase letters to life in a fun adventure that is sure to have children learning their alphabet without even realizing they are studying. In this action-packed adventure, we witness the lowercase letters as they save the day and the uppercase letters. Riding in a fire truck they fixed themselves, these lowercase letters become heroes with firehoses!

Reading age

3 - 6 years, from customers
Print length

40 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - Kindergarten
Dimensions

10 x 0.25 x 11 inches
Publisher

The Blue Sky Press
Publication date

August 1, 2006
ISBN-10

0439853168
ISBN-13

978-0439853163
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PreSchool-Grade 1–When Charley leaves to visit his grandparents for summer vacation, his lowercase alphabet letters travel on a pencil to their hometown of Alphabet City. The little letters' adventures include fixing up an old fire engine, cleaning M-u-d from a car, rescuing a C-a-t from a tree, and saving the day when the capital letters' fire engine spins out of control and cannot get to the fire at the letter-making factory. Readers will enjoy this sweet story and have fun identifying letters in the text and illustrations. As in the Woods' Alphabet Adventure (2001) and Alphabet Mystery (2003, both Scholastic), the pages are filled with 3-D-style digital artwork, creating a self-contained alphabet world.–Marilyn Ackerman, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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This third adventure with Charley's alphabet, created by a mother-son team, engages the "little" letters in a competition with the capital letters. The alphabet worked hard all year to help Charley learn to read and write, and it was ready for a vacation. Soaring off on a pencil to Alphabet City, the little letters discover a broken-down fire engine. When they fix it up, it becomes a vehicle for letter rescues, including one of the capital letters when their own truck blows a tire. The shiny, bright images in the digitally rendered illustrations add dimension to the action. To stand out from the black text, the letter symbol in the character's name (Little b, Chief F) is printed in red. This will encourage phonics games and a-b-c-learning, though it will work best if the audience is familiar with the previous books. Julie Cummins
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"The hyper-realistic artwork, the bright colors, the spelling puzzles and the inventive use of letters within the text will no doubt appeal to children just becoming familiar with their ABCs." -- Kirkus Reviews "Readers will enjoy this sweet story and have fun identifying letters in the text and illustrations." -- School Library Journal

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"Clang! Clang!" Here comes your favorite alphabet -- and an exciting fire-truck adventure, too!

All the little letters from Charley's Alphabet are disappointed when the capital letters won't let them have fun with the grown-up fire truck. What can

About the Author

Audrey Wood has been writing award-winning children's books for more than 30 years. She often collaborates with her husband, Don Wood (IT'S DUFFY TIME; THE NAPPING HOUSE; KING BIDGOOD'S IN THE BATHTUB; MERRY CHRISTMAS, BIG HUNGRY BEAR), and she has created many bestsellers with their son, Bruce (ALPHABET MYSTERY; TEN LITTLE FISH). Audrey also illustrates books herself, including BLUE SKY (2012); SILLY SALLY; and A DOG NEEDS A BONE.
As a fifth-generation professional artist, I grew up with art all around me - in the studios of my parents and grandparents. I have always been very interested in art - it always seemed like a lot of fun.One of the major advantages of growing up in a family of artists is the support you receive while learning your art form. It was also a unique experience. One year for my birthday, my parents made me a kid-sized cardboard castle out of refrigerator boxes in our backyard. It took me a few years to realize that not all my friends' parents were as creative as mine.My initial interest in digital art came about at a young age. I started using Commodore 64's when I was eleven or twelve, and by age thirteen, I could do basic programming. Since then, I was always interested in how companies made computer games, and I think that's what ultimately led me to 3-D design.In 1991, I attended the California Institute of the Arts, where I studied drama and advanced my interest in art created on the computer. Then, in 1993, I decided to enroll in the innovative San Francisco State Multimedia Center, where I pursued my long-standing interest in designing computer programs by studying animation and 3-D modeling.This year I joined my family's creative team and illustrated my first book, The Christmas Adventure of Space Elf Sam. The book took me over two years to make, and it was a true family collaboration. My mom wrote the story and my dad, Don Wood, functioned as art director.I love telling stories with my art, and picture books are just that. And of course, I love seeing the face of a young child, sitting on a bookstore floor, completely immersed in a book that I have created.Aside from being a children's book illustrator, I also surf, snowboard, and sail, which means that I do get to see the sun sometimes.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Blue Sky Press; First Edition (August 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0439853168
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0439853163
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - Kindergarten
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.25 x 11 inches

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AUDREY WOOD is the much-loved author of more than thirty books for children, including the bestselling The Napping House, Piggies, Heckedy Peg, and most recently, Piggy Pie Po, which she collaborated on with her husband, Don Wood.

She lives in Hawaii.

My first memories are of Sarasota, Florida in the winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers' Circus. I was one year old and remember it vividly. My father, an art student, was making extra income by repainting circus murals.

The people in the circus were my friends. I was bounced on the knee of the tallest man in the world and rocked in the arms of the fat lady who could not stand up. My first baby-sitters were a family of little people who lived in a trailer next to ours. They tAudrey2old me stories about the animals they worked with: Chi Chi the Chimpanzee, an elephant named Elder, and Gargantua the Gorilla.

My mother says I was a fast learner, always ahead of my age. My father taught me to swim before I could walk. I walked at seven months and climbed over a seven foot chain link fence when I was one year old. Everyone in the circus thought I was going to be a trapeze artist.

When I was two, I traveled with my parents to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they studied art. Spanish became my second language. Because my mother read to me every day, I fell in love with books and was reading by age three.

My parents had two more girls, which made me the oldest sister. All of us were trained in the arts: music, dance, painting, and drama. We had a miniature stage in our basement, complete with light-bulb floodlights and a dusty red velvet curtain. Admission for the plays we produced was a bargain--twenty-five cents.

When I was in the first grade, I wanted to grow up to be an artist like my father. Then, in the fourth grade, I decided I'd like to be a children's book author. As an adult who writes and illustrates children's books, I have realized both my childhood ambitions.

I got in trouble in school once for crossing out my favorite author's name and putting in mine--Audrey Brewer instead of Dr. Seuss!

My great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all professional artists. Since I am also a professional artist, there are four consecutive generations of artists in our family. However, I am the only female artist.

On our honeymoon, I read my new husband Don Wood the classic children's book entitled At the Back of the North Wind. Seven years later, we teamed up to create our first picture book together.

When our son Bruce Robert was two years old, I began to read picture books to him. He helped to remind me of my childhood ambitions. That's when I began to write children's books seriously.

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S.K.

Alphabet book

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2023

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This is such a clever and colorful ABC book for kids, and enjoyed by my grandkids.

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AmFan1

Delightful alphabet book - great for firefighter parents of new baby

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023

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Love this book. Cute story and delightful pictures. Great learning tool and a nod to the profession and to grandparents! Love it!!!

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L. Huff

Such a great book series to jump start pre-schoolers' interest in letters!

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2010

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This book, and others in the series, is fantastic for getting kids interested in letters and reading. The personification of the letters is clever and cute. Adults will notice, and can point out, subtleties that children might miss. For example, the letters that are washing a dirty car are M, u, and d. And the letters that need rescuing from the fire are all little "e's"-- like a scream! The pictures are captivating and, like I said, all three books grab my daughter's attention and make it fun to identify the little letters, which mostly go untaught until kids enter school. I highly recommend Alphabet Adventure, Alphabet Rescue, and Alphabet Mystery! They are books I don't mind reading over and over again!

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Annie Jones

You can’t beat Audrey Wood!!

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021

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As a former Kindergarten teacher I always used Audrey Woods Alphabet series (Charley’s Alphabet) as the first books I read the first month (after Chrysanthemum) to introduce little letters…

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Melba

Great for the reluctant learner

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020

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My nephew is not very interested in academia, but highly interested in rescue vehicles. This fire truck book with letters was a sneaky way to expose him to more letter learning. Success!!

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PKV

Pre-K Too Young?

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2014

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I bought this book because it was on my son's kindergarten summer reading list. He's a huge fan of fire trucks and it's a cute book. He liked the story, but didn't ask to read it repeatedly, which is his typical response to a new book. I plan to try reading again in a few months after he's had more time learning to read.

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Fun read

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020

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Whimsical and a fun read. My little guy loves me reading it to him.

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Jean M.Wilson

so it was a perfect fit. I learned about the book while helping ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2015

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My grandson loves it. His mother sent a picture of him hugging the book. He just turned 4 and knows all his letters and numbers and loves fire engines, so it was a perfect fit. I learned about the book while helping with the SMART reading program in an elementary school.

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