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ABC

Joey Lee Benedikt Gross

The Alphabet from the Sky

Geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee have taken the alphabet to new heights—literally! Using satellite imagery and computer technology, the pair has discovered "accidental letters" all over the world: in roads, rivers, buildings, lakes, and more. Take a journey around the Earth in 26 letters with this special book.
Benedikt Groß is a speculative and computational designer. He has a MA in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art, is co-author of one of the top-selling books on computation design, Generative Design, and has exhibited and published his work widely. Benedikt balances his time working on commercial- and self-initiated research projects, teaching as a professor of interaction design, and raising a family.

Joey Lee is an experimental geographer and media artist from San Francisco working with maps and data. He has a BA from the University of California-Los Angeles, a MSc from the University of British Columbia, and has worked as a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Joey spends his time "learning through making" in his practice as a researcher, educator, and technologist.
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Published 2016-09-13 by Price Stern Sloan

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Published 2016-09-13 by Price Stern Sloan

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Smithsonian’s Air & Space Magazine (circ. 182,590 | 60,403 uvpm) features ABC in its “Best Children’s Books of 2016” gift guide and says it takes the alphabet “to new heights.” Read more...

A delightful anytime book with hours of entertainment. Don’t be surprised if adults want to get in on the fun, too.

Here Wee Read highlights the book in a “7 Artful Alphabet Books for Design Lovers” round-up and includes it because of its “beautiful illustrations, compelling content, and high interest level.” Read more...

ABC: The Alphabet from the Sky by Benedikt Grob and Joseph Lee - is a fantastic book that showcases some amazing views of the United States from the air. Each picture also shows a letter from the alphabet. I think this would be a great introduction to Google Earth, but is also a picture book that I've seen children and adults enjoy. Read more...

Wired (9.8 million uvpm) mentions Joey and Benedikt’s Aerial Bold project and how it led to a picture book. Read more...

All the Wonder’s features the book on The Best Book Ever Podcast. Read more...

This is the most unique alphabet book that I have ever run across. … ABC: The Alphabet from The Sky is beautifully done and we currently have it on the coffee table. Everyone that sees this book, has to pick it up and look at all the beautiful aerial shots and of course try to find the letters throughout. Highly recommend as part of a school or home library. Read more...

...this book was a HUGE hit with my early-elementary kids. … In a vast world of ABC books, this is easily one of my very favorites. While it may be meant for a younger audience, it could be applicable with older students—especially in geography or art classes. Read more...

School Library Journal’s Fuse 8 Blog highlights the book in a “Some of the Best Picture Books of 2016 Thus Far” round-up and calls it “exceedingly clever.” Read more...

Think Where’s Waldo meets the alphabet meets aerial photography. If you want an ABC book that will make you flex your brain muscles, this one is awesome. Each photograph is from a different part of the United States and, coincidentally, has either buildings or landscapes that happen to form a particular letter of the alphabet. The trick is to find the hidden letter in each photograph. Admittedly, Penelope found a few of the letters before I did because she is smarter than me. Read more...

Nerdy Book Club features the book in a “Top Ten Picture Books That Play With Perception and Perspective” round-up and says, “this is not-your-mama’s alphabet book.” Read more...

This lovely and inventive new alphabet book from geographer and designer duo Benedikt Gross and Joey Lee willinspire alove of letters in young readers. …With all 26 letters represented in this astonishing worldwide adventure, there is more than enough beauty, learning, and inspiration to start little ones on their story telling path.

Kill Screen (270,376 uvpm) and The Drive (431,640 uvpm) mention the book and Joey and Benedikt’s Aerial Bold Kickstarter campaign. Read more...

A fun introduction to the alphabet and technology. Read more...

This concept is an attention-grabbing blend of Stephen Johnson’s Alphabet City (1995) and Roxie Munro’s books of mazes that only the combination of a computational designer (Gross) and a geographer (Lee) could create. … Fascinating and extremely inventive. Read more...

Parents.com (2 million uvpm) includes the book in its “10 Great Kids’ Books to Add to Your List” gift guide and says, “In a word, this book is brilliant. … My 6-year-old was entranced by this book, and we spent a lot of time just looking at the aerial photos, even after we found the letters.” Read more...

Washington Family magazine (circ. 71,641) includes the book in a “Fall in Love with Reading: 20 Newly Released Children’s Books” round-up and says, “this gorgeous ABC book is like no other alphabet book you’ve ever seen.”

ABC - The Alphabet from the Sky by Benedikt Gross - is a stunning book and probably the most unusual alphabet book you'll ever read! The authors have compiled a collection of satellite imagery with 'accidental letters' in them to discover. A truly remarkable book Read more...