The art is lovely, beautifully representing the prairie landscape. Some great activities are included for primary school children. ( )

Each letters sentence incorporates as many words begging with that specific letter as possible, which lets the reader learn many words associated with farming. There is also a description of the range of the prairie and how it was the French who gave it a name.

Author: Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Title: A Prairie Alphabet
Illustrator: Yvette Moore
Publisher: Tundra Books
Date: 2009
Pages: 32
Type: ABC book
Summary: It tells what they do on the prairie farms. Describes the work they do starting with A ending with Z. It also shows the kids the hard tasks you have to do to live on a prairie farm.

I liked this book, it helps kids a good understanding about farms, and also helps them learn the alphabet. I think any book that can grabs the child's attention will be a great book!

Review: This book informs the reader about the Canadian prairie and all that is has to offer, through the engaging and conceptual approach of the alphabet as well as from a child's perspective. Wonderfully detailed pictures help this alphabet book to be more than the words on the page.

Genre: This book is an excellent example of am informational text for multiple reasons. This book is considered a concept book because of its use of the alphabet to organize and present information. Vocabulary and terms presented certainly stimulate and spark the mind of the reader. Alliterations with each letter make this book fun and interesting to read. Extension paragraphs for each letter are located in the back of the book to let the reader continue to explore the letter and topic. The incredibly detailed illustrations in this book help this informational text to engage the reader and enhance the information that they are receiving via the text. ( )

This book presents the alphabet using the prairie and farm life as its theme. Every page introduces a letter focusing on some aspect of life on the prairie or on the farm. (Alliteration is prevalent throughout the book and it is used effectively.) The book also contains a glossary that includes additional rural-related words for each letter as well as some further information pertaining to life of those on the prairie. I read this book to my fourth-graders for the alliteration and because many of them have been brought up around farms. They enjoyed it and added some of their own words and ideas.