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Each flag, boldly colored for visual distinction at sea, stands for a letter as well as a phrase relevant to seafaring. The resulting code is both beautiful and functional, inviting readers to code and decode messages of their own!
Sara Gillingham is an award-winning art director and designer. She lives with her family in British Columbia, Canada. For ship-loving children-and those of any age who revel in cracking codes and learning how symbol systems work- Alpha, Bravo, Charlie will be an absolute treasure. This is the sort of book that will lead year olds straight into imaginative play.
In a lovely addition, the flags themselves are bound between the facing pages, printed on paper with a linen-y texture. It's a fascinating and accessible tour of nautical communication past and present.
The repetition of the phonetic alphabet word supports learning, and the images of the boats and ships Highly recommended for school and public libraries. Any child with a love of boats will find this hugely fascinating.
Wolfkidd User Page Gallery Journals. This is one of those instances where my prop-making instincts gets out of hand, because I have the most amazing desire to run it through a low-grade half-tone process, print it out on card-stock, age it a bit and then graft it onto an old paper-back to leave laying around the apartment.
For some reason I have way too much fun with pieces that are almost subliminally furry, that are so "normal" that your average non-member of the fandom is forced to do a double-take, because the realization that it's not everyday art is actually secondary. I actually like that stuff too, anything that gets a non-fan to reconsider how they contextualize anthros is one of my favorite effects. Tolbo User Page Gallery Journals. Love the black and white outlines, I thought it gave the picture a vintage look. Although apparently it was earlier than I thought.
Goldfur User Page Gallery Journals. Love the cover art, and will probably like the story when I get around to reading it. However, and I truly don't want to sound like a prick in saying this , I would like to point out that the KDP Select option is Amazon's way of trying to dominate the market read: Yes, it's better for the author, I admit, and I am not going to condemn anyone for choosing it, but I don't believe that it's good for the industry in the long term, and I rejected that option when I made my own e-books available.
Well it's certainly not sustainable with the sheer amount of money they're pouring into it; especially since amazon is currently hemmoraging money they might have to cut back on projects like this one soon, so I thought I'd see what it'd be like anyhow. I totally want to get this, but also totally do not want it showing up in my Amazon history. I'll try to remember to snag it come February though! I got that kindle app thing for muh phone.
I like red lollies too. Ferretwarlord User Page Gallery Journals.
Highyena User Page Gallery Journals. I'm still relatively new to the e-reader scene. I managed to get a basic Nook for cheap this Black Friday. Are these KDP files also compatible with Nook? I don't think so unfortunately, it'll still be a while before I can put it on smashwords which allows all formats.
Another important character is Shahnaaz, a confident, educated and well-mannered young lady, who plays an important role in the lives of these friends. For the alphabet, see NATO phonetic alphabet. I totally want to get this, but also totally do not want it showing up in my Amazon history. Should they deliver the case to Jaxon or save the life of a team member? Log-in to write a review or add a video review. Trivia About Bravo Charli.
I hope there are plans for more Charli, this was enjoyable. Apologies for pestering, just interested in getting a hold of it!
I'm sorry, am going to try and put aside time for ebook stuff this month. No need to apologize! I'm the one asking for something here, heh.