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Join the Frog Family and friends on a problem solving adventure. When Quigley announces the new Letter Factory is almost ready to open, the team takes a visit to learn about adjectives and words with consonant blends. But when the letter machine goes on the fritz, it's up to them to work together as 'junior engineers' to find the best fix-it solutions.
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"The science of reading research proves that systematic phonics instruction is the most effective way to teach kids to read. Now caregivers can support these essential phonics skills with simple, engaging stories featuring Peppa, George, and all their friends and family members in just five minutes a day. This motivating compilation of simple stories makes it fun and easy to reinforce must-know phonics skills. Read each story together, sound out the...
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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.
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Turning the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, P is for Pterodactyl is perfect for anyone who has ever been stumped by silent letters or confused by absurd homophones. This whimsical, unique book takes silent letter entries like "K is for Knight" a step further with "The noble knight's knife nicked the knave's knee." Lively illustrations provide context clues, and alliterative words help readers navigate text like "a bright white gnat...
13) American tongues
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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...
14) We belong
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Whether tall or short or weak or strong, we all have value and we all belong.
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Adjectives help tell us more /Like narrow street or favorite store /Hilly, chilly, fast, and fun /undercooked and overdone.
In this edition of Hairy, Scary, Ordinary, author Brian Cleary and illustrator, Jenya Prosmitsky, provide numerous examples of amazing adjectives. The text's playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make...
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What are irregular plurals? You'll find the answer inside this book full of ponies, teeth, potatoes, and geese! Brian P. Cleary's whimsical rhymes and Brian Gable's comical illustrations team up to give helpful guidelines for forming plurals when the usual rules of adding s or es don't apply. We've printed the irregular plural words in color for easy identification. Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies: What are Irregular Plurals? turns traditional...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What is a noun? It's easier to show than explain-and this book is brimming with examples. Author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Promitsky creatively clarify the concept of nouns for young readers. Nouns are printed in color for easy identification, and the playful rhymes and illustrations combine to highlight key words.
19) Dr. Seuss's ABC
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Dr. Seuss presents the letters and their sounds, and shows how the sounds join to form words.
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