Laura Krauss Melmed is author of Capital! Washington D.C. from A to
Z and New York, New York! The Big Apple from A to Z, also
illustrated by Fran� Lessac; I Love You As Much . . . , illustrated
by Henri Sorensen; and the critically acclaimed The Rainbabies,
illustrated by Jim LaMarche. She lives with her husband in
Washington, D.C.
Fran� Lessac is an American who has traveled all over the world.
She now lives in Fremantle, Australia, but always looks forward to
visiting Texas with her family. To bring the Lone Star State to
life with gouache paints, Fran� did extensive research using a
video camera, a still camera, and actual and virtual tours. She is
the illustrator of more than thirty books for children, including
Capital! Washington D.C. from A to Z and New York, New York! The
Big Apple from A to Z, both by Laura Krauss Melmed.
PreS-Gr 2-Having already rendered Washington, D.C., to an alphabetic form in Capital! (HarperCollins, 2003), this creative team sifts its attention to the Big Apple. From the American Museum of Natural History to the Bronx Zoo, each letter is accompanied by a peppy eight-line poem as well as multiple sidebars, factoids, and tidbits about the sights described. Melmed brilliantly touches on all the major sights of NYC, only cheating a little when X represents the ever-present "TaXi." The book includes an abundance of brightly colored, folk-art-style illustrations, and an excellent map locates each place mentioned. This book is certain to be popular with families traveling to Gotham for the first time. Pair it with Martha Zschock's equally cosmopolitan, if less informative Journey around New York from A to Z (Commonwealth, 2002).-Elizabeth Bird, New York Public Library Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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