This bilingual board book introduces young children to military family life. From boots to deployment, family to helicopter, parachute to walkie-talkie, join Duck and Rabbit as they journey through the alphabet on a military adventure!
Features thoughtful watercolor illustrations by two military spouse author-artists, English and Spanish words for each letter of the alphabet, and hidden letters in the artwork.
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Este libro bilingüe de páginas de cartón introduce a los niños pequeños a la vida familiar militar con términos como botas, despliegue, familia, helicóptero, paracaídas y walkie-talkies. ¡Únete a Pato y Conejo en su viaje por el alfabeto en una aventura militar!
Incluye detalladas ilustraciones en acuarela por las autoras e ilustradoras que son esposas militares, palabras en inglés y en español para cada letra del alfabeto y letras ocultas en las ilustraciones.
Gabriella Aldeman
Gabriella Aldeman is a Panamanian American author and Elva Resa’s lead translator and editor. She translated the Spanish editions of the Operation Aviation™ picture book series by Teri Weber.
Jennifer Rose Freeland
A mom, teacher, and military spouse, Jennifer Rose Freeland is the watercolor artist for Duck & Rabbit ABC military adventure / Pato y Conejo ABC aventura militar (bilingual board book).
Jennifer Sipos
Author-artist Jennifer Sipos is the daughter of an Army veteran and has spent the past decade raising her children alongside her active-duty Air Force spouse.
“… perfect for families with military connections, depicting words such as ‘deployment,’ ‘overseas,’ and ‘navigation’ that are relevant to military life. … art is beautiful and playful … Duck and Rabbit are appealing and lovable, with just the right dose of humor in their antics. …”
—Dow Phumiruk, retired pediatrician; award-winning author and illustrator
“… The illustrations are magical, and will hold a child’s interest. The vocabulary is a great way to start discussions about feelings and life in the military. …”
—Kris Bivens, elementary school counselor
—¡somos una familia MILITAR y por ende me encantó el libro! … Los dibujos están llenos de pequeños detalles y también son muy bonitos los dibujos. Estoy segura de que mantendrán a todos los pequeños interesados en aprender su ABC.
—Mevelyn A. Miller, human resources, Army Airborne! ATW