As a noun, you could answer the questions who, when, and where. You could be a person, place, or thing. You could be singular, plural, or proper. What else could you be if you were a noun?

In order to help kids grasp the purpose of adverbs, the book uses the analogy of how peanut butter goes with jellya clever way to demonstrate how adverbs go with verbs. The clear, brightly colored illustrations cleverly portray a bear diving perfectly and speedily. Athletes are shown as extraordinarily fast, somewhat short, immensely muscular, or very tall. Teachers are sure to find this book very useful when they teach creative writing. Additional...

"The book is for those who take joy in the boundless eccentricities of language. The book's daily entries of obscure words are each linked to a quirk, anecdote, or commemoration that tie them to history."--Provided by publisher.

Make every minute of reading count! Kids and parents can join Gabby and all her friends in the Dollhouse in this fun, read-together phonics adventure. Includes five stories and five activities.

Books in the Hide and Seek series provide an entertaining introduction to some of the words that tell us where things are. This book looks at "On" and "Under", and features an animal character called Eddie the Elephant who is playing hide-and-seek. On each spread, Eddie is hiding using one of the two opposite words featured in the book's title, and the reader is asked to find him. The fun, cartoon-like design combined with the interactive "hide-and-seek"...

"In Let's Learn Word Families, emergent readers learn to rhyme, spell, and identify different word families. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Let's Learn Word Families includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such...

"This interactive book features pictures of familiar objects whose names contain the r-controlled sound of er. Simple sentences, decodable words, and engaging questions support young readers as they sharpen fluency and phonics skills. Downloadable Teacher Notes available."--provided by publisher

"This interactive book features pictures of familiar objects whose names contain the long vowel team igh. Simple sentences, decodable words, and engaging questions support young readers as they sharpen fluency and phonics skills. Downloadable Teacher Notes available"--

"This interactive book features pictures of familiar objects whose names contain the long vowel team eigh. Simple sentences, decodable words, and engaging questions support young readers as they sharpen fluency and phonics skills. Downloadable Teacher Notes available"--

The fascinating and surprising history of English spelling from David Crystal, everyone's favorite expert logophile With The Story of English in 100 Words, David Crystal took us on a tour through the history of our language. Now, with Spell It Out, he takes on the task of answering all the questions about how we spell: "Why is English spelling so difficult?" Or "Why are good spellers so proud of their achievement that when they see a misspelling...