Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word?
By Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable
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About this ebook
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.
Brian P. Cleary
Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he's put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great book. Full of bright colours, fun pictures and a range of exciting fonts. Perfect for any classroom to teach students about compound words. I will definitely be purchasing this one for the school library.