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Everybody has a job to do, and so does the letter Z. But when the workday's done, Z goes home. On the way Z must pass an Alien, a Bridge, a Cake, and 22 other 'characters,' each of them suggesting a familiar shape in Jon Agee's delightful illustrations. After running into a Viper by a... read more
First Sentence edit
A: Alien.
Glossary edit
- Alien: A thing from outer space.
- Bridge: It goes over a river.
- Cake: You eat it on your birthday.
- Doughnut: You dunk it in hot cocoa.
- Earthquake: It shakes up the ground.
- Factory: A building where stuff is made.
- Gargoyle: A sculpture of a monster on top of a building.
- Hurdles: Contraptions that you jump over.
- Ink: A liquid that stains your clothes.
- Jetty: A long wall sticking out into the harbor.
- karate: A way to kick and punch.
- Labyrinth: A maze.
- Mirror: Where you see your reflection.
- Newspaper: Where you read all about it.l
- Oak: A big tree you climb.
- Palm: A shady tree you lie under.
- Quicksand: Loose wet sand that swallows you up.
- Rocks: Large masses of stone.
- Seashore: Where you get a tan.
- Trophy: A shiny prize the winners get.
- Uniforms: What people wear when they're on the same team.
- Viper: A poisonous snake.
- Woodpile: A stack of logs.
- Xeroxes: Photocopies
- Yoga: A bunch of spiritual exercies.
- Zowie!: What you say when you finish this book!
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First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Michael Di Capua Books/Hyperion
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0786819871
Page Count: 30
Publisher: Michael Di Capua Books/Hyperion
Country: New York, NY., USA
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0786819871
Page Count: 30
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 2002114205
- Dewey: 22
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