Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? Contributor(s): Cleary, Brian P. (Author), Gable, Brian (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0761349170 ISBN-13: 9780761349174 Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm) OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Grammar - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling |
Dewey: 428.1 |
LCCN: 2010051513 |
Lexile Measure: 710 |
Series: Words Are Categorical (R) |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.2" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 32 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: What is a compound word? You'll find the answer inside this book--it's a stockpile of compound words! Brian P. Cleary's upbeat rhymes and Brian Gable's sidesplitting illustrations bring compound words to life. We've highlighted the compound words with colored type to make them easy to identify. Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? overturns traditional grammar lessons. Read this book aloud with everyone you know and share in the delight of the sense--and nonsense--of words. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cleary, Brian P.: - Brian P. Cleary is the author of the Words Are CATegorical(R), Math Is CATegorical(R), Food Is CATegorical(TM), and Animal Groups Are CATegorical(TM) series, as well as several picture books. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Gable, Brian: -Brian Gable is the illustrator of many of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical(R) books, as well as the Math Is CATegorical(R) series. Mr. Gable lives in Toronto, Canada. |