{"product_id":"minnesotas-hidden-alphabet-hardcover","title":"Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Rossi\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eDavid Larochelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books))\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLook at the natural world around you. Closer now. Can you find the letter \"A\" in a jumble of tree roots, the letter \"I\" in a cattail, the letter \"O\" in a bird's nest? Joe Rossi traveled the state in search of all the letters of the alphabet, photographing scenes from Granite Falls to Chippewa National Forest, from Bemidji to St. Paul. Turn these pages and see what he found: does his imagination match yours?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plants and animals and rocks in Joe's pictures can teach us a lot about Minnesota's natural world: Did you know that Native Americans used the fluffy down from cattails to pad diapers and moccasins (here, the letter \"I\")? Or that the American white pelican (letter \"J\") teams up to herd fish--its dinner--into shallow water? Or that the name Minnesota means \"sky-colored water\" (letter \"H\")?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated children's book author David LaRochelle takes readers on an adventure inspired by this natural alphabet and encourages everyone to look more closely at what treasures the outdoors holds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e All across this wondrous state\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Letters A through Z await  . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Zig and zagging, great and grand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Letters made by nature's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.7 x 11.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northeastern Minnesota Book Award (2010)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449854935218,"sku":"9780873518086","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/be25f2779c900c5c2c55a1663dfb42f7.webp?v=1778774071","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/minnesotas-hidden-alphabet-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}