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MY FAVORITES
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Age Range
6 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1989-01-01
Page Count
28
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9780805011777
Themes
alphabet
The Calypso Alphabet
Written by
John Agard
and Illustrated by
Jennifer Bent
A poet and a Jamaican artist collaborate using the alphabet, rhythmical cadences, and vivid pictures to introduce the sights and sounds of Caribbean life
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Upper Case Letters Memory Game, Level 1
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Upper Case Letters Memory Game, Level 2
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Upper Case Letters Memory Game, Level 3
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Lower Case Letters Memory Game, Level 1
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Lower Case Letters Memory Game, Level 2
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Lower Case Letters Memory Game, Level 3
Use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build familiarity with the letters of the alphabet...
MY FAVORITES
Age Range
6 - 8
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
1989-01-01
Page Count
28
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Grade Level
1st - 3rd
ISBN
9780805011777
Themes
alphabet
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