The Weighty Word Book
"[The Weighty Word Book] will appeal to kids who want to sound as smart as they are. It offers a clever, funny way to introduce new words into the vocabulary. . . . There's one word for every letter of the alphabetwait until you see what they do with dogmatic, juxtapose and zealot."The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
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"Each of these twenty-six short stories takes an elaborate, circuitous path that leads to a 'weighty' one-word punch line. . . . It's a creative and humorous approach to vocabulary building, and a natural lead in to having students create their own tall tales with multisyllabic conclusions."School Library Journal
The Weighty Word Book
"[The Weighty Word Book] will appeal to kids who want to sound as smart as they are. It offers a clever, funny way to introduce new words into the vocabulary. . . . There's one word for every letter of the alphabetwait until you see what they do with dogmatic, juxtapose and zealot."The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado)
"Each of these twenty-six short stories takes an elaborate, circuitous path that leads to a 'weighty' one-word punch line. . . . It's a creative and humorous approach to vocabulary building, and a natural lead in to having students create their own tall tales with multisyllabic conclusions."School Library Journal
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The Weighty Word Book
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780826345554 |
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Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
Publication date: | 04/15/2009 |
Edition description: | Illustrated |
Pages: | 96 |
Sales rank: | 1,013,913 |
Product dimensions: | 9.32(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.56(d) |
Lexile: | 890L (what's this?) |
Age Range: | 9 - 12 Years |
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