It takes the average reader and 36 minutes to read Alphabetricks by Barbara Lydecker Crane
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In this original collection of poems for bothchildren and adults, Barbara Lydecker Craneshapes each poem into a letter as well as aplayful typographic picture of what the poemis about. On these pages the alphabet comesalive with humor and whimsy."NO ONE ever writes from the bottom of a page to the top and then goeson a slant down..." begins the entry for "N" in this delightful collection-no one but Barb Crane, whose verses swing over the bars and slide downthe curves of the letters like a tribe of madcap clowns and acrobats withhigh-wire wit. -TOM DALEY This funny, zany, visual approach to the alphabet will delight both adults andchildren of every age, and incidentally also introduce all the ingenious andtimeless tricks of the poet's trade: rhyme, alliteration, dancing rhythm, freshimagery and much more. What a treat for eye and ear! -RHINA P. ESPAILLAT Barbara Crane's Alphabetricks is a winning magician's-hatful of ingenioustricks with words-a book that grabs and surprises and delights. Kids willfind both fun and instruction (school was never like this!) and big peoplereading along with them will be regaled. -X.J. KENNEDY
Alphabetricks by Barbara Lydecker Crane is 36 pages long, and a total of 9,216 words.
This makes it 12% the length of the average book. It also has 11% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes and 50 minutes to read Alphabetricks aloud.
Alphabetricks is suitable for students ages 8 and up.
Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.
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