With respect to Modern English, Old English did not include J, U, and W.

A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.

The Old English alphabet was recorded in the year 1011 by a monk named Byrhtferð and included the 24 letters of the Latin alphabet (including ampersand) and 5 additional English letters: Long S (ſ), Eth (Ð and ð), Thorn (þ), Wynn (ƿ) and Ash (ᚫ later Æ and æ). Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z Written and Illustrated by Lois Ehlert While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world.

So begins this delectable feast of fruits and vegetables, in a diverse and plentiful array.

The Old English alphabet letters were 29: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V X Y Z & ⁊ Ƿ Þ Ð Æ / Start eating your way / through this alphabet book.

The English Alphabet is based on the Latin script, which is the basic set of letters common to the various alphabets originating from the classical Latin alphabet.

Until fairly recently (until 1835), the 27th letter of the alphabet (right after 'z') was the ampersand (&).

Two letters, “A” and “I,” also constitute words.Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. These are not considered separate letters of the alphabet. While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. Written English includes the digraphs: ch ci ck gh ng ph qu rh sc sh th ti wh wr zh. The remaining 21 letters are consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z, and usually W and Y.Five of the letters in the English Alphabet are vowels: A, E, I, O, U.

Eating the alphabet