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Helpful Alphabet of Friendly Objects, A
 

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Childrens
Poetry

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1 1995-00-00 Alfred A. Knopf  

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With photographs by David Updike The poems in this book present a refreshing look at everyday things -- from hubcaps to vacuum cleaners: "In goes dirt, / out comes noise! / Rumpling the rug and scattering toys." Updike uses the letter Y to represent You ("You are an object, / yes, you are" ) and encourages children to imagine themselves inside other objects. Relying on the numerous clues found in the crisp, alluringly composed photographs, primary-graders will be able to read many of the poems alone, getting additional enjoyment from the way Updike uses punctuation. The endpapers offer close-cropped versions of the photographs, which children can pair with nearby letters for a matching game.
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