Project Gutenberg
2004-01-01
Public domain in the USA.
174
Spafford, Oliver
The Picture Alphabet
E-text prepared by Ben Courtney and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders
"The Picture Alphabet" by Oliver Spafford is an educational children's book published in the mid-19th century. This work presents a visually engaging introduction to the alphabet, accompanied by illustrations that correspond to each letter. The likely topic of the book centers around teaching young children the letters of the alphabet through the use of animals and objects that begin with each letter. The content of "The Picture Alphabet" consists of a straightforward presentation of the alphabet, with each letter represented by an illustration and a corresponding word. For example, the letter "A" is depicted with an illustration of an antelope, while "B" features a bull. The book utilizes this visual association to help children learn not only the letters but also to build their vocabulary through familiar and engaging images. As a result, it serves as both an alphabet primer and an introduction to various animals, making it a delightful resource for early education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/10742/10742-h/images/cover.jpg
Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
Alphabet books
Picture books for children
PZ
Text
Children's Picture Books
Category: Children & Young Adult Reading
Category: Teaching & Education
39054
2025-08-05T04:54:36.556473
text/html
14363
2024-10-28T18:01:32
text/html
2307412
2025-08-05T04:54:40.600514
application/epub+zip
2293628
2025-08-05T04:54:37.312466
application/epub+zip
41083
2025-08-05T04:54:36.918469
application/epub+zip
2310065
2025-08-05T04:54:43.162459
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
2292623
2025-08-05T04:54:39.491503
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
67257
2022-09-05T09:44:03.115056
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
21040
2025-08-05T04:54:36.189470
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
1258
2024-10-28T18:01:32
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
15972
2025-08-05T04:54:43.327432
application/rdf+xml
28652
2025-08-05T04:54:36.986471
image/jpeg
4088
2025-08-05T04:54:36.951469
image/jpeg
2204878
2025-08-05T04:54:36.717496
application/octet-stream
application/zip
Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at
https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog