W is for Windy City: A Chicago City Alphabet

W is for Windy City: A Chicago City Alphabet

Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier...just the mention of these iconic sights conjures up a skyline known the world over as the Windy City. Welcome to Chicago! And there's no better guidebook to the city than W is for Windy City: A Chicago Alphabet. Following the alphabet, the city's character and familiar landmarks are fully captured in poem and expository text. A is for Art Institute or Adler Planetarium. And if we want a "triple A," we'll add the Shedd Aquarium. Young readers can marvel at the treasures on display at the renowned Art Institute, go window shopping along Michigan Avenue's mile-long Magnificent Mile, or take in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs. W is for Windy City brings this famous city to life.A faculty member in the Department of Education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, Dr. Steven L. Layne is a respected literacy consultant and keynote speaker, working with educators and children at schools and conferences throughout the world. With more than 20 years as an educator, Deborah Dover Layne has worked at elementary and middle school levels and has been a reading specialist. Currently, she is an elementary principal in Elgin. The Laynes live in St. Charles, Illinois. Rhode Island School of Design graduate Michael Hays teaches illustration and drawing at Columbia College and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Judy MacDonald and Michael started Painted Pony Studio in Chicago several years ago, each of them bringing their own unique style to the drawing table while illustrating books and creating art for children.
Country USA
Brand Sleeping Bear Press
Manufacturer Sleeping Bear Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber FBA-|289943
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9781585364206
ReleaseDate 2010-04-08

Country	USA
Brand	Sleeping Bear Press
Manufacturer	Sleeping Bear Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	FBA-\|289943
UnitCount	1
Format	Picture Book
EANs	9781585364206
ReleaseDate	2010-04-08

W is for Windy City: A Chicago City Alphabet

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