Mayers, Florence Cassen

An alphabetical celebration of basketball trivia, with photographs and facts that explain everything from A for arena, to M for mascots, to Z for zero.

Thirty items from the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., which houses our nation's cultural and scientific history, illustrate the letters of the alphabet.

Presents, in alphabetical order, examples of various items of familiar and unusual items of clothing from the Los Angeles County Museum.

Presents a variety of musical instruments from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum in alphabetical order.

Examples of art from three Russian museums introduce and illustrate the letters of the Cyrillic alphabet.

Presents the Hebrew alphabet, using each letter to introduce the Israeli and Judaica collections of the Israel Museum.

Outstanding examples of folk art enable children to count the appropriate number of objects while also stimulating a young child's appreciation of folk art.

Celebrates our national pastime while introducing the alphabet.

Presents ancient Egyptian art objects from the Brooklyn Museum in alphabetical order (crocodiles, kings, mummies, pyramids, etc.).