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Author
Series
Phonics fun volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This lecture looks at how we define and categorize words into parts of speech, and considers the fascinating ways in which words expand or move into new categories. Study how we characterize nouns, verbs, adverbs, and their syntax, and delineate the difference between a phrase, a clause, and a sentence.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"This wise and entertaining guide by one of the great editors of our time offers timeless tools for making meaning clear. Refresh your writing. Unravel convoluted sales talk written to deceive. See through political campaigns erected on a tower of falsehoods. Fake news is but one of the pimples of a literate civilization under siege. Slovenly English! Billions of words come at us every day with unimaginable velocity and shriveled meaning, in social...
Author
Series
Phonics fun volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The plum on the drum is glum. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--
67) Punctuation
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
"Exclamation points, periods, question marks, and commas--all these are common forms of punctuation, and each has the potential to prove confusing to kids learning grammar. Discover the proper use of punctuation and find out why it's such an important concept to master. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful photos, a table of contents, sources for further research including websites, information about the author, activities for...
Author
Series
Phonics fun volume 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
"He can teach the speech at the beach. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
"Shares the story of Marcus, who wants to plant a garden with his classmates. First he learns about plants from his teacher. Then he digs and turns the soil. What comes next? This book introduces readers to time-order words through Marcus's engaging story. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the story. Fun facts add engaging details about gardening. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research,...
70) Spelling rules
Author
Series
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
Description
"Weekly quizzes or the annual spelling bee can instill a sense of dread in most students. But 'Spelling Rules' makes this often tricky subject easy and fun. Simple strategies and effective examples help kids comprehend when and why words are spelled the way they are. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful photos, a table of contents, sources for further research including websites, information about the author, activities for further...
71) Letters
Series
Publisher
Windmill Books
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Letters are the building blocks we use to make words. This engaging book introduces beginning readers to the alphabet, the most important tool for constructing words. Captivating illustrations are perfect for visual learners and make learning feel like playing. Readers will love spotting objects and pouring over pictures. Fun questions encourage readers to interact with the text and gain confidence in their own abilities. The perfect introduction...
72) American tongues
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Southerners talk too slowly. New Yorkers are rude. New Englanders don't say much at all. Anybody who lives in the U.S. knows the clichés about how people in the various parts of the country handle the English language. American tongues is the first documentary to explore the impact of these linguistic attitudes in a fresh and exciting manner. For over ten years American tongues has entertained and educated audiences from the high school level on...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Webster's new world college dictionary, fifth edition, presents a clear and accessible defining style, abundant synonym notes, full-page tables and charts, hundreds of drawings that complement the definitions and authoritative guidance on usage and style points plus it has added more than 4,700 entries and senses have been added, including terms from the areas of arts and sports, science and medicine, computers and the Internet, food, business, politics,...
Author
Publisher
St Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
There's lots for toddlers to explore in See, Touch, Feel: ABC. Following on from Priddy's exciting new title See, Touch, Feel: Create, publishing in Fall 2019, this sturdy board book is specially designed to stimulate toddlers through creative pictures and help them learn first words.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"What happens when best friends Q and U quarrel? It's a real quandary, since they have always been quality friends--a true squad. But sometimes, U wants some time to herself--even though Q is lonely because he doesn't always fit in with the other letters without her. When the rest of the alphabet notices the split, they decide they want to do the same. And utter chaos ensues! Can Q and U come together to quell the mayhem and help the letters repair...
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