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Alphabet city / Stephen T. Johnson.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PE1155 .J645 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Stephen, 1964- illustrator, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Alphabet--Juvenile literature.
- English language.
- English language--Alphabet.
- City and town life--Juvenile literature.
- City and town life.
- Alphabet books.
- Alphabet.
- Genre:
- Caldecott Medal -- Honor book -- 1996.
- Juvenile works.
- Alphabet books -- 1995.
- Dust jackets (Binding) -- 1995.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2)
- Tehon, Susan (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Viking, 1995.
- Summary:
- Paintings of objects in an urban setting present the letters of the alphabet.
- Notes:
- "First published in 1995 by Viking, a division of Penguin Books USA Inc."
- "The paintings for this book were created with pastels, watercolors, gouache and charcoal on hot pressed watercolor paper."
- Designed by Atha Tehon.
- Caldecott Honor Book, 1996; American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1996
- Local Notes:
- Tehon Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
- Collection Collection copies 1 & 2: dust jackets retained.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Johnson, Stephen, 1964- Alphabet city.
- ISBN:
- 0670856312
- 9780670856312
- OCLC:
- 32311514
- Online:
- Publisher description
- Contributor biographical information
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