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The Desert Alphabet Book

Part of Jerry Pallotta's Alphabet Books

Author Jerry Pallotta
Illustrated by Mark Astrella
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$7.95 US
Charlesbridge
10"W x 8"H x 0.12"D   | 5 oz | 100 per carton
On sale Feb 01, 1994 | 32 Pages | 9780881064728
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell P
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The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cartwheeling Golden Wheel Spider. Look beneath and beyond the sand for familiar, unfamiliar, and comical desert dwellers.

Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Mark Astrella invite readers to one of nature's most forbidding environments. And if you feel thirsty after reading about some of the driest places on earth, don't worry. There's a Water-holding frog!
Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His books combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere.

When Jerry began writing, he was a full-time insurance salesman. He wrote, edited, and produced his first book out of his garage and sold 5,000 copies to the New England Aquarium, where it became a bestseller. Jerry then devoted himself full-time to writing and making school and library appearances. Jerry has written many books for Charlesbridge, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, Dory Story, and Butterfly Counting.

Jerry lives in Boston, Massachusetts. View titles by Jerry Pallotta
Mark Astrella View titles by Mark Astrella
F is for Fennec. The Fennec is a small fox. It lives in the deserts of northern Africa and Arabia. The Fennec spends the hot day in its underground den where it is cooler. The soles of its feet are covered with hair so it can walk on the hot sand.
Copyright © 2016 by Jerry Pallotta (Author); Mark Astrella (Illustrator). All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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The parched, mysterious deserts of the world are the landscapes for this alphabet array of plants, animals, and phenomena. Meet the colorful Crimson Chat, the deadly Inland Taipan, and the cartwheeling Golden Wheel Spider. Look beneath and beyond the sand for familiar, unfamiliar, and comical desert dwellers.

Author Jerry Pallotta and illustrator Mark Astrella invite readers to one of nature's most forbidding environments. And if you feel thirsty after reading about some of the driest places on earth, don't worry. There's a Water-holding frog!

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Jerry Pallotta is an award-winning author of children's alphabet books and imaginative fiction. His books combine interesting facts, detailed research, humor, and realistic illustrations that mesmerize children everywhere.

When Jerry began writing, he was a full-time insurance salesman. He wrote, edited, and produced his first book out of his garage and sold 5,000 copies to the New England Aquarium, where it became a bestseller. Jerry then devoted himself full-time to writing and making school and library appearances. Jerry has written many books for Charlesbridge, including The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, Dory Story, and Butterfly Counting.

Jerry lives in Boston, Massachusetts. View titles by Jerry Pallotta
Mark Astrella View titles by Mark Astrella

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F is for Fennec. The Fennec is a small fox. It lives in the deserts of northern Africa and Arabia. The Fennec spends the hot day in its underground den where it is cooler. The soles of its feet are covered with hair so it can walk on the hot sand.
Copyright © 2016 by Jerry Pallotta (Author); Mark Astrella (Illustrator). All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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