ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City.

ABC NYC: A Book About Seeing New York City. ABC NYC NYCabbr.New York CityNYCNew York City : A BOOK ABOUT SEEING NEW YORK CITY New York City:see New York, city. New York CityCity (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. (2005; $14.95), by Joanne Dugan; designs by Pamela Hovland. AbramsBooks for Young Readers, 100 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY10011. This is a book intended for preschool children. It is organizedaround the letters of the alphabet using images (photographs) taken byJoanne Dugan in New York City. The photographs are inventive andplayful: A is for Atlas (Rockefeller Center); B is for Bagel; C is forthe Chrysler Building; etc. Overall, there is a quality of whimsy whim��syalso whim��sey ?n. pl. whim��sies also whim��seys1. An odd or fanciful idea; a whim.2. A quaint or fanciful quality: stories full of whimsy. andinventiveness as the author found unusual juxtapositions of letters ofthe alphabet and city settings. This is a book that can be used with older students. It encouragesattention to letter forms as they may suggest interesting connectionswith photographic images. Also, the book suggests possibilities forstudents in upper-elementary grades, middle- or high-school to inventtheir own alphabet books using photography or collagetechniques.--J.J.H. For information about this publication, circle No.400 on the Reader Service Card