Children's Nonfiction Alphabet
A Newfoundland Alphabet (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 2023
- Category
- Alphabet
- Recommended Age
- 0 to 6
- Recommended Grade
- p to 1
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781774572030
- Publish Date
- Mar 2023
- List Price
- $18.95
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Description
From antlers and bakeapples to yarn and a zest for life, A Newfoundland Alphabet is a unique book using words and places commonly associated with Newfoundland and Labrador culture, language, and geography. Readers will explore barrens and icebergs, taste Jam Jams and toutons, watch puffins and whales, and much, much more.
About the author
Dawn Baker has been a visual artist and children’s writer since 1992. A graduate of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Education and a certificate in library studies, she served on the board of directors of The Rooms from 2006 until 2019. In 2015, Dawn served as juror for the Governor General’s Literary Awards and toured Ontario as part of the TD Canadian Children’s Book Week. In 2021–2022, she served as a junior visual art adjudicator for the 2022 Newfoundland and Labrador Arts and Letters Awards. Dawn has written and/or illustrated thirteen books with Flanker Press.