Animology : The Big Book of Letter Art Alphabeasts - Maree Coote

Animology

The Big Book of Letter Art Alphabeasts

By: Maree Coote

Hardcover | 19 August 2019

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These remarkable illustrations capture animal body-language and likeness with accuracy, charm and wit, while simultaneously spelling the animal’s portrait! It’s the missing link between word and image.

A stunning new collection of illustrations paired with delightful not-so-nonsense verse. This book is deliciously large, and rich enough in glorious colour and detail to immerse young readers in letter shape and design. These ingenious animal portraits link letter and image in a totally new way, creating a connection between word and picture that will help improve letter recognition, spelling and design skills.

Did you know that the octopus has nine brains? Can you make a portrait of an octopus from the letters of its name? Did you know you could make a swan with just four beautiful letters? If you rearrange the letters of an armadillo, do you still have an armadillo? Discover a world where letters and nature meet. Discover the kooky connections between letter shapes and animal body language.

About the Author

One of the very first to identify the contemporary rise of Melbourne’s cultural and place power, Maree Coote has won The Royal Historical Society of Victoria’s Gold Prize for ‘The Art of Being Melbourne’. Her unique command of history, culture, art and design is made accessible for a wide variety of audiences, including children. Coote was the first to create a children’s picture book for Melbourne kids, ‘When You Go To Melbourne’. According to Philip Adams, “Melbourne never had a more ingenious ambassador.” Coote’s first book The Melbourne Book: A History of Now is in its fourth edition after 12+ years in print, and has been dubbed ‘Melbourne’s Bible’.
Industry Reviews

This is one of the most unusual books I've reviewed for a long time and one of the most fascinating. One for those boys who like to gather round the same book and test themselves. And having got the concept by looking, students can then be challenged to try for themselves, remembering that they not only have to spell the name correctly and use all the letters, but make the finished design resemble the creature!! Something very different for an art/biology lesson that could be a shared activity as the artists draw and the wordsmiths research to create the verse!
A significant step up from the usual look-and-find books for younger readers.

* ReadPlus *
Animology is a clever, awe-inspiring and beautiful creation which will be enjoyed by young and old alike. Recommended. * Magpies *
Animology is a one-of-a-kind treasure, enthusiastically recommended for personal and public library picturebook collections * Mid West Book Review *
A fresh tribute to the creative possibilities of letter-form art: stylish and sophisticated * Kirkus Reviews *

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