The Alphabet Gang

By Billy Wilson

Magic happens every night inone lucky classroom.

The animals on alphabet cards come alive, pop off the wall, and start doing great things around the school. Each letter has its own personality, quirks, and talents to help solve problems, most often with a hilarious twist.

Sharing a united concern and compassion for kids, the animals form teams to help the most vulnerable students. One gang sets out to vanquish bullying, and another works to destroy the stealing of food and money. One group empowers and encourages students to stand up for themselves with respect, character, and self-esteem. Another team finds jobs for poor and desperate families, helping to eradicate poverty.

Focusing on real problems, The Alphabet Gang shares a whimsical story of a group of animals intent on helping students and teachers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Archway Publishing
• Release date: Oct 29, 2019
• ISBN: 9781480884038

Billy Wilson

As President of the historic, globally recognized Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, Dr. William M. Wilson is helping develop Holy Spirit-empowered leaders through whole person education to impact the world. With three decades of executive leadership experience, Wilson is recognized as a global influencer and dynamic speaker with unwavering ethics and an undeniable passion for equipping new generations. Wilson has served as ORU President since June of 2013, leading the University through several consecutive years of enrollment growth and the University's $50 million, 50th Anniversary campaign. He has spearheaded numerous campus improvements including the first new housing on campus since 1976 and the establishment of the Global Learning Center, which utilizes augmented and virtual reality to take the university into the era of globalization. As Empowered21 Global Co-chair, Wilson continues fostering unique global partnerships, and has helped E21 expand exponentially with 14 regional cabinets around the world. Wilson is a sought-after Bible communicator whose weekly television program, "World Impact with Dr. Billy Wilson," has inspired and empowered viewers from a biblical worldview in over 150 nations in multiple languages. Wilson additionally serves in numerous leadership roles including as Chair of the Pentecostal World Fellowship and as an at-large member of the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. He has authored several books, including Father Cry, Foundations of Faith, and Fasting Forward. Wilson and his wife, Lisa, reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They have two children and seven grandchildren.

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ISBN: 978-1-4808-8388-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4808-8403-8 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019915874

Archway Publishing rev. date:  10/24/2019

Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

About the Author

Chapter One

A ll around the elementary school are the final noises of doors shutting and lights being shut off as everyone leaves for the evening. Within minutes, the school is totally quiet, but something begins to happen in one classroom. Up above the blackboards are big writing posters that show the correct way to write each alphabet letter and each letter has an animal to represent the sound of that letter. Letter A had an alligator, B was a bear, C had a cat, D was a dog, E had an elephant, F was a fox, G had a goat, H was a horse, I had an Iguana and J was a Jaguar. The letter K had a kangaroo, L was a llama, M had a monkey, N was a Nightingale, O had an owl, P was a penguin, Q had a quail, R was a raccoon and S had a squirrel. The letter T had a Turkey, U was a unicorn, V had a vulture, W was a warthog, Y had a Yak and Z was a zebra.

One by one, each animal on the alphabet posters came alive and began to pop off the wall and land on the