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The big letter hunt : in the East End of London
Title
The big letter hunt : in the East End of London / Amandine Alessandra, Rute Nieto Ferreira.
ISBN
9780992956509
0992956501
Edition
First edition.
Publication
London, Uk : Tower Block Books, 2014.
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 25 cm
Notes
Title from cover.
"The idea for this book came to us during a well-loved walk along the Regents Canal towards Victoria Park with two two-year-olds who were just starting to recognise some letters of the alphabet. One day the gabled roofs of an industrial building were identified as 'M's. Those two were ecstatic with their find, and so were we. So we continued to play this game of walking, looking and hunting for letters along familiar and less familiar routes in teh East End of London. Now it's your turn to go letter hunting"--Page 2 of cover.
Summary
"Co-designed with architect Rute Nieto Ferreira, The Big Letter Hunt in the East End of London is an alphabet picture book that takes its readers, young and old, on a tour of East London to find the giant letters hidden amongst the buildings and streets of London's East End. The architectural treasure hunt wends its way through the Barbican, the City, Spitalfields, Haggerston, Hackney Road, Globe Town, Bow, Mile End and Whitechapel, and features landmark buildings such as Dennis Lasdun's Keeling House and the Gasworks on the Regent's Canal, as well as local primary schools, blocks of flats and a library. Some letters are easy to spot; others need a closer look. The Big Letter Hunt is a book for children and everyone else who likes buildings, typography and the East End"--Amandine Alessandra's webiste (viewed October 19, 2022). https://amandinealessandra.com/the-big-letter-hunt-in-the-east-end-of-london
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 19, 2016
Subjects
Genre/Form
Pictorial works.
Alphabet books.
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