 Alpha, Bravo, Charlie . . . The NATO phonetic alphabetic was adopted in 1956 and is used by various emergency services, including firefighters, police, the military, and the Red Cross, as a way to communicate clearly and precisely in urgent situations. Each spread features a colorful watercolor, gouache, and pencil illustration on the right and the word printed in large block letters on a white page on the left. The illustrations are quite sophisticated in this nontraditional ABC book. A black derby represents “Charlie” (Charlie Chaplin). A red plastic Monopoly piece defines “hotel.” O portrays a beautiful evening gown (Oscar de la Renta). A note at the back of the book gives more information about the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet and suggests that the images will invite imagination and interpretation. mjw |
| Title: Alpha Author: Isabelle Arsenault Illustrator: Isabelle Arsenault Publisher: Candlewick Press, Somerville, Massachusetts Copyright: 2015 Original Language: French, NATO phonetic alphabet Original Publisher: Les Editions de la Pasteque Original Copyright: 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7636-7852-4 Hardcover pages: 64 Age range: 5-8 Genre: Picture Book, ABC Book Author’s ethnicity: Canadian Author’s residence: Montreal Illustrator’s ethnicity: Canadian Illustrator’s residence: Montreal Awards: Author/illustrator has won the Governor General’s Award for Children’s Literature three times Subjects: Alphabet, ICAO alphabet code |
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