Alphabet Rescue

Alphabet Rescue

Written by: Audrey Woods

Illustrated by: Bruce Woods

Blue Sky Press, 2006

40 pages

Picture Book

            This book is a great way to help children practice identifying letters in various orders. This strategy helps children to think about and fully understand letters. In this exciting story, Charley’s little letters set out on an adventure to build their own fire truck. However, along the way Charley’s little letters must help others to overcome their adventure. Will the little letters be able to succeed on their adventure? Will they help others along the way?

The illustrations in this book are very detailed and vivid. The illustrations look almost realistic. Bruce Woods, the illustrator, captures the colors and details of this wonderful story. The illustrations he created were spread across two pages and went along with the story. The text was located just below the picture on each of the pages. All in all, Bruce Woods did an amazing job capturing Audrey Woods’ story.

I would recommend using this book in a kindergarten or first grade class. This book can be connected into a classroom in several different ways. This book could first be used in just an oral reading lesson. This book is also great for pointing out and identifying upper and lower case letters within the story. This can help children to fully understand each letter. Lastly, this book can be used to incorporate writing. The children will pick a letter and write or draw their own story about that specific letter.