Jerry Pallotta. Charlesbridge Publishing, $7.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-57091-552-9 Beetle-mania runs wild in Jerry Pallotta's latest nature ABC, The Beetle Alphabet Book, illus. by David Biedrzycki.

Jerry Pallotta has written more than 100 nonfiction children’s books, many of them used by teachers. ... Alphabet books helped elementary school educators teach phonics, ...

Author Jerry Pallotta takes questions from students on stage after a presentation in a celebration of Scholastic’s new United States of Readers program at Undermountain Elementary School in Sheffield.

The Crab Alphabet Book Jerry Pallotta, illus. by Tom Leonard. Charlesbridge, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-1-57091-144-6 ...