Book details

  • Genre:children's nonfiction
  • Sub-genre:Animals / General
  • Age Range (years):3 - 5
  • Language:English
  • Pages:44
  • Hardcover ISBN:9781098357825

An Animal Alphabet

By Emery Westfall

Overview

Did you know that an octopus has 3 hearts? How about that an elephant has 40,000 muscles in its trunk; or, that a herd of black rhinoceros is called a "crash"? Those little-known facts, plus others, are in "An Animal Alphabet". Parents and children will love this researched, sometimes word-bending book!
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Description

Did you know that an octopus has 3 hearts? How about that an elephant has 40,000 muscles in its trunk; or, that a herd of black rhinoceros is called a "crash"? Those little-known facts, plus others, are in "An Animal Alphabet". Parents and children will love this researched, sometimes word-bending book! This book is a significant cross-over departure from the usual ABC approach. Although the concept of the book is simple, it shares fun facts and knowledge that most readers don't know. Get ready to learn and smile, laugh-out-loud... or both.
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About The Author

Emery Westfall was born in Ohio and spent most of his adult life in Chatham New Jersey and New York City. He has spent his business career in Advertising, Marketing, Public Relations and Special Events for both AT&T and NYNEX (now Verizon). In his personal life, he was a 20-year fund raiser for The United States Olympic Committee. As part of that involvement, he ran the Olympic torch. His other volunteer activities included serving as a Trustee of the Chatham Library and the Chatham Historical Society.
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