POMPANO BEACH, Fla., June 22, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Announcing A Book of Creature Ditties, an artistic use of alliteration in absorbing the alphabet for "Fun-to-Mental" learning. Written and illustrated by Lori Lee Ericson.
Alive with alliteration, rhythm, rhyme and song, along with colorful, whimsical illustrations, this little creative book of alphabetical ditties serves as an entertaining educational tool. Written for preschool and elementary ages, parents and teachers alike will find this imaginative book a wonderful resource for teaching letter-sound association, reading and language development.
Educational magic occurs when children recite or sing these imaginative twenty-six ditties to the alphabet tune. They can be used for learning fun, classroom performances, while traveling or at bedtime. Other learning activities include having one person choose a letter and the other recite the ditty or have children discover which ditties have the most alliterative words. There are many fascinating ways to use this book creatively!
Since research supports the use of alliteration, rhythm, rhyme and song to enhance learning and maximize memory, A Book of Creature Ditties is a smart choice! To learn more and view excerpts from the book, log on to www.Abookofcreatureditties.com or www.Xlibris.com.
About the Author
Lori Lee Ericson, (Anne Rasmussen-Salajekeh) grew up in Greenville, Michigan, a small Danish community, in a family of five. As young as age nine her enthusiasm for motivating children to learn began to emerge. She and a friend organized a little neighborhood "preschool" in her garage, which ran for several months. Even then, she created little books and dreamed of becoming an author. She loved babysitting and always adored inspiring little children.
Anne received her bachelor's degree in Applied Arts and Sciences, with a major in Sociology and minor in Psychology from Central Michigan University. She and her professor husband, Robert, raised three children and over time, her natural gifts and true passions blossomed. She became involved in teaching preschool in a variety of settings and wrote over fifty colorful and stimulating books (yet to be published) in the "fun-to-mentals" of learning. These books have highly motivated her young students as well as children in afterschool reading programs.
Presently she is pursuing publishing of these "works of the heart" which she has dedicated almost fifteen years so far. If you have comments for her please email her at Datesandgrapes@aol.com.
A Book of Creature Ditties * by Lori Lee Ericson
An Artistic Use of Alliteration in Absorbing the Alphabet...For
"Fun-to-Mental" Learning
Publication Date: May 21, 2009
Picture Book; $21.99; 34 pages; 978-1-4363-7955-7
Picture Book Hardcover; $31.99; 34 pages; 978-1-4363-7956-4
To request a complimentary paperback review copy, contact the publisher at (888) 795-4274 x. 7479. Tear sheets may be sent by regular or electronic mail to Marketing Services. To purchase copies of the book for resale, please fax Xlibris at (610) 915-0294 or call (888) 795-4274 x. 7876.
For more information, contact Xlibris at (888) 795-4274 or on the web at www.Xlibris.com.