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Al Pha's Bet
2011
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
32
Number of Pages

Wonderful things are being invented every day in Al Pha's world-fire, the wheel, even shadows! His big chance to be part of history comes when the King announces that the twenty-six recently invented letters need to be put in order. Al makes a bet with himself that he's the man for the job. Through a series of funny events, he eventually finds the perfect order for the letters, and the king rewards him by naming his creation the "Alphabet." Sure to entertain and engage young readers, this book turns the ABC's inside out. Kids will laugh at the quirky illustrations and clever wordplay, while wondering where the alphabet really did get its order.

Avg Rating
3.78
Number of Ratings
386
5 STARS
24%
4 STARS
35%
3 STARS
36%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
0%
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Author

Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Author · 52 books

SHORT BIO: Amy Krouse Rosenthal was. She divided her time. NOT SO SHORT BIO: Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a person who liked to make things. Some things she liked to make include: Children's books. (Little Pea, Spoon, DuckRabbit) Grown-up books. (Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life) Short films. (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree) Guided journals. (The Belly Book) Something out of nothing. (see above) A longtime contributor to WBEZ and to the TED conference, Amy lived with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.

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