This illustrated alphabet book showcases African animals and other
objects that children will recognise. To enhance basic letter
recognition, the letters are in upper and lower case, both large enough
for small fingers to trace around to practise each letter shape. Each
illustration includes a single sentence introducing an animal. The
sentence structure is the same for each animal, to encourage reading due
to the repetitive nature of the text.
The names of each animal have been carefully selected as common names in
Southern Africa. Built into each illustration is a series of items or
actions that begin with the featured letter of the alphabet. Children
are encouraged to find all of the things that begin with each letter.
This aids in phonetic processing as each word needs to be said aloud to
determine whether it begins with the correct letter.