A is for Bee
An Alphabet Book in Translation
by Ellen Heck
by Ellen Heck
2022
A is for Bee is a children's picture book where each page shows a single animal associated with a letter of the English alphabet, and a list of names for that animal in other languages where its name starts with that letter.
So 'A is for bee' because it is 'anu in Igbo, ari in Turkish, aamoo in Ojibwe, abelha in Portuguese.'
Each animal is depicted as a print from a woodcut or linocut. Heck also provides an author's note explaining how she ensured that her translations and transliterations were correct, and an index that lists all the languages included in the book, and which letters each is paired with.
Because I know you're wondering, Q is for frog, X is for bear, and Z is for elephant. Our old friend the zebra still makes it in, appearing at letter V.
So 'A is for bee' because it is 'anu in Igbo, ari in Turkish, aamoo in Ojibwe, abelha in Portuguese.'
Each animal is depicted as a print from a woodcut or linocut. Heck also provides an author's note explaining how she ensured that her translations and transliterations were correct, and an index that lists all the languages included in the book, and which letters each is paired with.
Because I know you're wondering, Q is for frog, X is for bear, and Z is for elephant. Our old friend the zebra still makes it in, appearing at letter V.
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