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281) Snow bow
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"With bright art done in the Japanese anime style, each book in this interactive early reading series features three different word families. When kids flip the pages, they get a new word and image within that word family. Word families help children recognize similarities between words that rhyme, and help them connect words with similar long or short vowel sounds. This familiarity helps kids read a word they don't necessarily know"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Let's get real--the English language is bizarre. A might be for apple, but it's also for aisle and aeons. Why does the word "gnat" start with a G but the word "knot" doesn't start with an N? It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book from Raj Haldar (aka rapper Lushlife) turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in...
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
When he hit the airwaves thirty years ago, Stossel helped create a whole new category of news, dedicated to protecting and informing consumers. As a crusading reporter, he chased snake-oil peddlers, rip-off artists, and corporate thieves, winning the applause of his peers.
But along the way, he noticed that there was something far more troublesome going on: While the networks screamed about the dangers of exploding BIC lighters and coffeepots, worse...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"What language lesson doesn't seem like a lesson? The fun guessing game inside this book! Clever word groupings list three things that are alike and one that it is different. For example, there are living rooms, bedrooms, and bathrooms, but a mushroom is not a room!Picture clues will help kids figure out which thing is different and begin to grasp fine-tuned nuances of word parts, roots, and meanings. In addition, the text's guessing-game approach...
289) Ice mice
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Offering a springboard into independent reading, the Flip-a-Word series takes kids from a single word, to a phrase, to a simple sentence. Ice Mice utilizes word families to help new readers recognize similarities between words that rhyme and connect words that have matching long or short vowel sounds"--
290) Frog jog
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"With bright art done in the Japanese anime style, each book in this interactive early reading series features three different word families. When kids flip the pages, they get a new word and image within that word family. Word families help children recognize similarities between words that rhyme, and help them connect words with similar long or short vowel sounds. This familiarity helps kids read a word they don't necessarily know"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the co-director of the Endangered Language Alliance, a captivating portrait of contemporary New York City through six speakers of little-known and overlooked languages, diving into the incredible history of the most linguistically diverse place ever to have existed on the planet. Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and--because many have never been recorded--when they're gone, it will be forever. Ross Perlin,...
296) Meet Tracker!
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Carlos falls into a hole while digging for lost treasure, he is saved by Tracker, a puppy that calls the PAW Patrol for help and then joins the team.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
As the journalist Walter Lippmann noted nearly a century ago, democracy falters "if there is no steady supply of trustworthy and relevant news." Today's journalists are not providing it. Too often, reporters give equal weight to facts and biased opinion, stir up small controversies, and substitute infotainment for real news. Even when they get the facts rights, they often misjudge the context in which they belong. Information is the lifeblood of a...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Young learners will love these funny, character-driven, easy-to-read storybooks correlated with guided-reading levels E and F. This unique set features four stories each about the same loveable characters for a total of 16 books. As children read, they'll grow attached to these irresistible characters and build essential early literacy skills. Each story features one to five simple sentences per page with strong picture cues to ensure reading success."...
Author
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A New York Times bestseller
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power—and why we love them so much.
Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than...
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power—and why we love them so much.
Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than...
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