{"product_id":"minnesotas-hidden-alphabet-9780873518086","title":"Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet","description":"\u003cp\u003eLook at the natural world around you. Closer now. Can you find the letter \"A\" in a jumble of tree roots, the letter \"I\" in a cattail, the letter \"O\" in a bird's nest? Joe Rossi traveled the state in search of all the letters of the alphabet, photographing scenes from Granite Falls to Chippewa National Forest, from Bemidji to St. Paul. Turn these pages and see what he found: does his imagination match yours?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plants and animals and rocks in Joe's pictures can teach us a lot about Minnesota's natural world: Did you know that Native Americans used the fluffy down from cattails to pad diapers and moccasins (here, the letter \"I\")? Or that the American white pelican (letter \"J\") teams up to herd fish--its dinner-- into shallow water? Or that the name Minnesota means \"sky-colored water\" (letter \"H\")?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated children's book author David LaRochelle takes readers on an adventure inspired by this natural alphabet and encourages everyone to look more closely at what treasures the outdoors holds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll across this wondrous state\u003cbr\u003eLetters A through Z await  . . .\u003cbr\u003eZig and zagging, great and grand\u003cbr\u003eLetters made by nature's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning photographer \u003cb\u003eJoe Rossi \u003c\/b\u003eworked at the \u003ci\u003eSt. Paul Pioneer Press \u003c\/i\u003efor more than twenty years. He lives in northern Minnesota. \u003cb\u003eDavid LaRochelle \u003c\/b\u003eis the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe End \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Best Pet of All\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in White Bear Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873518086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 11.20w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Northeastern Minnesota Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011 pg. 197\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joe Rossi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645496815772,"sku":"9780873518086","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6c99abad-9931-4b5e-8f40-9e27840838ad.jpg?v=1603861261","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/minnesotas-hidden-alphabet-9780873518086","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}