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`Beautiful, muted colours and retro illustrations make this book a real pleasure for grown-ups too'
--The Daily Telegraph
`Charming ... the characters from the book can be utilised in a host of different ways to make children's learning meaningful and exciting'
--Creative Review
--The Daily Telegraph
`Charming ... the characters from the book can be utilised in a host of different ways to make children's learning meaningful and exciting'
--Creative Review
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"Welcome to a very secret world. Not many people know this, but inside a special, little red postbox in London, close to Big Ben, there exists a top secret department. It is so top secret that only the Queen of England, her Prime Minister, Spies and Cats know about it. And now you..." This book part of 'The Ministry of Letters' series recounts the adventures of the top-secret government department 'The Ministry of Letters', the place where all the letters and all the words in the world are created. We are introduced to this secret and then told the story of 'Operation Alphabet', one of the most famous adventures ever to have happened to the letters who work in the Ministry. The star of the story is Charlie Foxtrot, who starts school aged five and finds learning the alphabet confusing and strange. We learn how the members of the Ministrys Special Alphabet Service (SAS) set off on an adventure to Scotland to find Charlie and teach him, by song and rhyme, the alphabet and the joy to be found in letters and words. They succeed he goes to school the next day and gets full marks in a test and the world lives happily ever after! 'Operation Alphabet' also comes with a special jacket that folds out into an alphabet poster.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I started to share this with a class of 5 and 6 year olds today, and their faces said it all. They were totally engrossed, and couldn't wait to hear more! They loved every minute of the story.
The Ministry of Letters is abosolutely TOP SECRET!!! It's the place where all words are made, and it's based in an old letter box somewhere near ... no, I can't give it away ... you'll have to buy the book to find out where it is! Its exact position is only known to the Queen, The Prime Minister, a few cats ... and readers of the book who are sworn to secrecy! hence the rather vague directions in this review! (We had to close the classroom door once we had read that bit ... just in case!)
Charlie has just started school. He knows a lot about all sorts of things ... but he has a test on the letters of the alphabet coming up ... and he has the dreaded ALPHABET-A-HEEBEGEEBIES! How can this problem be solved? How can the Ministry of Letters help? How does a motor bike chase involving a series of heroic characters help to solve the problem?
Although the presentation, and particularly the illustrations, may appear a little old fashioned, this is a fantastic book - and it kept the class of Year 1 children that I was covering for well and truly engrossed; to the extent that they wanted me to keep going even after the bell and can't wait to hear the rest tomorrow!!!
A fantastic book for 5 to 8 year olds, and well worth adding to a Christmas stocking!
The Ministry of Letters is abosolutely TOP SECRET!!! It's the place where all words are made, and it's based in an old letter box somewhere near ... no, I can't give it away ... you'll have to buy the book to find out where it is! Its exact position is only known to the Queen, The Prime Minister, a few cats ... and readers of the book who are sworn to secrecy! hence the rather vague directions in this review! (We had to close the classroom door once we had read that bit ... just in case!)
Charlie has just started school. He knows a lot about all sorts of things ... but he has a test on the letters of the alphabet coming up ... and he has the dreaded ALPHABET-A-HEEBEGEEBIES! How can this problem be solved? How can the Ministry of Letters help? How does a motor bike chase involving a series of heroic characters help to solve the problem?
Although the presentation, and particularly the illustrations, may appear a little old fashioned, this is a fantastic book - and it kept the class of Year 1 children that I was covering for well and truly engrossed; to the extent that they wanted me to keep going even after the bell and can't wait to hear the rest tomorrow!!!
A fantastic book for 5 to 8 year olds, and well worth adding to a Christmas stocking!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I can't believe how much thought and work has been put into this luxury edition of what is in essence a children's book.
The book is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to look at, however I felt the story was too complicated for my five-year old to follow.
The book is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to look at, however I felt the story was too complicated for my five-year old to follow.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Vine™ Review
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Operation Alphabet is a beautifully designed hardback book for children. It's about a little boy called Charlie Foxtrot who has started school and is trying to learn the alphabet but can't quite get the hang of it. He then finds himself on an exciting adventure with some secret agents who teach him the alphabet. It's a witty, old-fashioned story that harks back to simpler times - not a computer or mobile phone in sight. I love it, and so does my almost 2 -year-old boy. It's a nice contrast to the garish modern children's books that we have. Recommended.
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Wonderful story, meant for reading aloud!
This book is just fantastic. This story is simple enough; a boy is having trouble learning his alphabet, so who better to help him then the letters themselves? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Josh
A firm favourite
My little boy is just about learning to read and has been interested in letters and numbers for quite some time now. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jimbo
Lovely story, with great illustrations.
'Charlie Foxtrot has got the alphabet-a-heebiegeebies'!
What a delightful book this is! It is a beautifully presented hardback book that tells the tale of Charlie... Read more
What a delightful book this is! It is a beautifully presented hardback book that tells the tale of Charlie... Read more
Published 2 months ago by H. Pierce
Really nice book
I really liked the retro style of this book, it may not become a children's classic but is an enjoyable story for a young child. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Harry Parsons
Retro fun
Charlie is having trouble learning his alphabet - this must be a case for the Ministry of Letters!
In this lovely matte hardback, the various members of the Ministry of... Read more
In this lovely matte hardback, the various members of the Ministry of... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Eleanor
Retro or fashionable? Fun book for kids
This is a bit of a marmite book. You'll either love or hate it.
Whether you think the pictures are old fashioned or retro designed the book's idea of treating learning... Read more
Whether you think the pictures are old fashioned or retro designed the book's idea of treating learning... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bridget O
Beautifully presented but dull
My 5 year old is doing phonics at school but like most kids his age he learnt (most of!) the alphabet song at preschool. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. R. D. Turner
Nicely written, and my 5-year-old daughter loves it
Operation Alphabet is a nice book. Its plot is simple. Little Charlie Foxtrot is struggling to learn his alphabet. Some special agent letters see him and summon the S.A. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andrew Kerr
Suitable for between 5-8 year olds
This is an enjoyable book to read but I'd originally thought it my be suitable for my toddler but it isn't. Read more
Published 5 months ago by SJSmith
Beautiful illustrations and original story. Bit long for bed time...
I have read this a few times to my 5 year old daughter and we both enjoy it. It's a bit of a funny length as a bit too long for reading to her just before bed but doesn't really... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Bryony A. Shaw
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