The Landscape Alphabet
Author : L. E. M. Jones
Publisher : Hyperion Books
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,42 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Art
ISBN :
ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky
Author : Benedikt Gross
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 28,17 MB
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1101995823
Book Description
Discover the alphabet from a bird's-eye view! Geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee have taken the alphabet to new heights—literally! Using satellite imagery and computer technology, the pair has discovered "accidental letters" all over the world: in roads, rivers, buildings, lakes, and more. Take a journey around the Earth in 26 letters with this special book. “A delightful anytime book with hours of entertainment”—Booklist
About Trees
Author : Katie Holten
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Artists' books
ISBN : 9783943196306
Book Description
About Trees considers our relationship with language, landscape, perception, and memory in the Anthropocene. The book includes texts and artwork by a stellar line up of contributors including Jorge Luis Borges, Andrea Bowers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ada Lovelace and dozens of others. Holten was artist in residence at Buro BDP. While working on the book she created an alphabet and used it to make a new typeface called Trees. She also made a series of limited edition offset prints based on her Tree Drawings.
A Garden Alphabet
Author : Isabel Wilner
Publisher : Puffin
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 1995-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780140556445
Book Description
Rhyming verses and illustrations introduce the letters of the alphabet and describe how a garden is planned and planted, how things grow, and the joy a garden brings.
A Prairie Alphabet
Author : Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 28,4 MB
Release : 2011-12-14
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1770491570
Book Description
When most people think of the prairies, they picture endless flat plains, miles of farms with grain waving in the wind, gentle, undulating hills, and vast cattle ranches. But to the people who live there, particularly the children, the prairies are much more. A Prairie Alphabet offers the adult and child alike a remarkable tour – from the grain elevators that are an integral part of the landscape, to oil rigs that pop up like “grasshoppers,” to fairs and rodeos, to auctions, barns, combines, and dugouts.
A Northern Alphabet
Author : Ted Harrison
Publisher : Tundra Books
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 15,50 MB
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1101918969
Book Description
Available now in board book format for the first time, A Northern Alphabet is an early introduction to the letters by way of all things northern: the landscape, the people, and the flora and fauna. From A for anorak and B for bear to Q for quilt and Z for zinc mine, in these pages, children everywhere can experience the color and beauty of northern life. Each letter is accompanied by simple text naming a few of the objects, animals and people depicted in each spectacular painting.
Farm Alphabet Book
Author : Jane Miller
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,61 MB
Release : 1987
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780808529323
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. The various letters of the alphabet are illustrated by descriptions of farm animals and discussions of life on a farm.
City Alphabet
Author : Joanne Schwartz
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 20,90 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0888999283
Book Description
Through photographs, the alphabet is depicted with words, from a to z, etched in concrete, spray-painted on walls, or stuck into glass in an urban landscape.
T is for Twin Cities
Author : Nancy Carlson
Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1627531041
Book Description
The Twin Cities region of Minnesota has long been recognized as a hub of history, culture, commerce, and education. Now in T is for Twin Cities: A Minneapolis/St. Paul Alphabet, readers can explore the many treasures the area has to offer. Visit the celebrated state capitol building in St. Paul, which was modeled after Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. Meet cartoonist Charles Schulz of "Peanuts" fame and "Prairie Home Companion" radio personality Garrison Keillor, just a few of the famous Minnesotans profiled. And learn why Minneapolis is called the "City of Lakes" while enjoying the Twin Cities region's many outdoor recreational opportunities.
The ABC of Custom Lettering
Author : Ivan Castro
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,99 MB
Release : 2016-03
Category : Calligraphy
ISBN : 9780957664975
Book Description
Need to produce some flyers? Want to draw up a logo for a band? Need a T-shirt design? Don't want to use the same old computer fonts? Well, let graphic designer and typography teacher Ivan Castro show you The ABC of Custom Lettering. This practical and inspirational workbook features easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for hand drawing a range of letterforms, from Modern Roman and Gothic through to Latin, Script and Interlocked.
