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ABC Apple Pie is a book for elementary school children about the tale of an apple pie and how some town folks relate to it in various ways when wanting to taste it. Based on an 18th Century Rhyme with which kids can learn the alphabet and the use of some verbs in the past tense while reading, additionally, kids have the chance to learn Spanish. The Apple Pie ABC is an 18th Century children rhyme was meant to teach children the order of the alphabet. According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford and New York, 2nd edition), pp. 53-4 by Peter & Iona Opie (1997). The earliest mention of the rhyme was in religious work in 1671 only using the letter A to G. The first printed version of the rhyme was in ""Child's new plaything"" in London 1742 and Boston 1750, this book was intended to make the learning process fun. After that, in London 1747 and Boston 1764, appear in ""Tom Thumb's Playbook"" for the early learning purpose. The more famous publication was A Apple Pie by Kate Greenaway in London 1886, which due to her wonderful illustration get to captivate a big public nationally and internationally. Up today have being reprinted many times in the U.S. At the 18th century the writing of the capital letters I and J, and of U and V, was not differentiated, which explains the absence of the two vowels in the early versions. Later versions added I and U with, ""I inspected it"" and ""U upset it"".

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Maria Aduke Alabi, was born on August 22, 1977, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She holds a degree in Accounting and business management and several studies related to the art of writing fiction and poetry. A folklorist by passion, author, and photographer, besides being a mother, wife, an entrepreneur, founder of Quisqueyana Press, Juzt2Imprez, and other enterprises. Write poetry since he was 9 years old. Most of her work some publish and others in preparation range from poetry, novels, spiritual writing, compilations, research, and Dominican Republic's folks. So far, she has published many books and has some poems published in several anthologies. Winner and finalist of several literary competitions. Current board member of different non-profit organizations in San Diego and Nigeria. Has been part of Poets and Writers associations in the Dominican Republic and the US and some other arts organizations.

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