Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Alphabet Book by Paul Friedrich Middle School and it does so in

and it does so in language that is poetic and direct

complicated

very messy problems

arrives for an extended visit with his secretary Gerald

Zebra and Yak: The Backwards Alphabet Book by Paul Friedrich Middle School and it does so inAre you ready to start the alphabet? Let's go! Z is for Zebra. Confused? Zebra didn't expect the alphabet to start with Z, either. Usually it starts with A is for Apple, B is for . . . something, then all the other letters, then Z. But today Apple was nowhere to be found. Zebra isn't very happy about it. Neither is the second to last animal in the alphabet, Yak. In order to figure out where their friend Apple might be, Zebra and Yak must go on a quest