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How to Spell Like a Champ

September 13, 2008 – 11:10 pm

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Barrie Trinkle, Carolyn Andrews, Paige Kimble
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Product Description
Be all over “minuscule.” Score big with “curvaceous.” Hit “trireme” out of the park. From the authorities behind the Scripps National Spelling Bee comes a comprehensive illustrated book on the endangered art of spelling.
Written for ages 9 and [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 9-12, Barrie Trinkle, Binding (binding), Carolyn Andrews, Education, Language Arts, Linguistics, Mass Market, Nonfiction, Paige Kimble, Paperback, Printed Books, Professional & Technical, Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Spelling, Trade, Vocabulary & Spelling, Workman Publishing Company | Comments (5)

CliffsAP English Language and Composition (Cliffs AP)

August 12, 2008 – 12:45 pm

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Barbara V. Swovelin
Publisher: Cliffs Notes

Product Description
Your complete guide to a higher score on the *AP English Language and Composition exam
Why CliffsAP Guides?
Go with the name you know and trust
Get the information you need–fast!
[...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Advanced Placement, All Titles, Arts & Photography, Barbara V. Swovelin, Binding (binding), Biographies & Memoirs, Business & Investing, Cliffs Notes, Computers & Internet, Cooking, Food & Wine, Creative Writing & Composition, Custom Stores, Education, Engineering, Entertainment, Gay & Lesbian, Home & Garden, Humanities, Literature & Fiction, Mass Market, Medicine, New & Used Textbooks, Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature, Paperback, Parenting & Families, Printed Books, Professional, Qualifying Textbooks, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Specialty Stores, Teens, Test Guides - College & University, Test Prep & Study Guides, Test Prep Central, Trade, Travel, Writing | Comments (5)

A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer within You

June 29, 2008 – 3:03 am

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Ralph Fletcher
Publisher: HarperTrophy

Amazon.com
Ages 8-12. Fans of Harriet the Spy who want to try keeping their own writer’s notebook will appreciate this inspiring handbook. Written in a direct, non-condescending style, writer-to-writer, it offers realistic, experienced advice on how to keep notes and use them to create stories and poems. [...]

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Clique Summer Collection #1: Massie (Clique Series)

March 25, 2008 – 6:25 pm

Author:
Publisher: Poppy

Book Description
Massie gets BE-yoo-tiful: After getting thrown out of horse camp, Massie’s parents force her to take on a summer job. Not one to walk strangers’ dogs or babysit, Massie stumbles upon the perfect position while flipping through Teen Vogue poolside-she’ll be a sales rep for be pretty, the high-end cosmetics [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Adoption, Almanacs & Yearbooks, Archive, Atlases & Maps, Audiobooks, Babysitting, Being a Teen, Bullies, Business Skills, Careers, Catalogs & Directories, Children's Books: Issues: General, City Life, Consumer Guides, Custom Stores, Dating & Intimacy, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Disaster Preparedness, Divorce, Drug Use & Abuse, Drugs, Education, Encyclopedias, Etiquette, Family, Fiction, First Day of School, Foreign Languages, Format (binding), Friendship, Fun Facts, Genealogy, Girls & Women, Homosexuality, Hygiene, Illness, Issues, Job Hunting, Large Print, Law, Mass Market, Money, Moving, Multiculturalism, New Sibling, Nutrition, Paperback, People & Places, Personal Safety, Pet Death, Phobias, Poppy, Popularity, Potty Training, Pregnancy, Prejudice, Prejudice & Racism, Publishing & Books, Quotations, Reference, School, Sex Education, Sexual Abuse, Shyness, Sleep, Social Issues, Social Skills, Spanish-Language Reference, Special Needs, Specialty Stores, Study Guides, Suicide, Teens, Teens: Social Issues: General, Test Prep Central, Tolerance, Trade, Twins, Violence, Weight, Where We Live, Writing | Comments (0)

Eric Carle Animal Flash Cards (Eric Carle)

March 21, 2008 – 11:57 am

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Book Description
These beautiful flash cards, featuring artist and author Eric Carle’s familiar animal illustrations, serve as a lovely introduction to the ABCs. Printed on thick, sturdy board, they are perfect for small hands to hold and are equally suited for hanging on the wall in [...]

By admin | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Accessories, Address Books, Ages 0-3, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, All Deals, Almanacs & Yearbooks, Animals, Archive, Art, Atlases & Maps, Audiobooks, Bargain Books, Bible Covers, Biographies, Blowout Books, Book Covers, Business Skills, Calendars, Careers, Carle, Eric, Catalogs & Directories, Children, Chronicle Books, Church Supplies, Consumer Guides, Custom Stores, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Education, Encyclopedias, Eric Carle, Etiquette, Foreign Languages, Fun Facts, Genealogy, History, Holidays, Job Hunting, Journals, Large Print, Law, Literature & Fiction, Note Cards, Photo Albums, Postcards, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Publishing & Books, Quotations, Reference, Reference: General, Science, Nature & How It Works, Spanish-Language Reference, Specialty Stores, Study Guides, Test Prep Central, Writing, Writing Stationery | Comments (5)

Baby’s First Words in Chinese (Baby’s First Words)

March 7, 2008 – 11:51 am

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Living Language
Publisher: Living Language

Book Description
Before they focus in on their native language, babies have an amazing ability to hear and absorb sounds that adults unconsciously block out, like the subtleties of a foreign language. Baby’s First Words in Chinese is an introduction to the sounds of Chinese and [...]

By admin | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Alphabet, Archive, Arthur, Audiobook, Audiobooks, Babies & Toddlers, Baby-3, Barney, Basic Concepts, Bedtime & Dreaming, Blue's Clues, Board Books, Books on Cassette, Books on CD, Boynton, Sandra, Braille, Breastfeeding, Carle, Eric, Child Development, Children's Books: Ages 4-8: General, Children's Books: Baby-3: General, Children's Books: People & Places: Multilingual: Ge, Children's Fiction, Chinese, Classic Books on CD, Classics, Communication, Custom Stores, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Dr. Seuss, Early Reader Series, Etymology, Foreign Language, Foreign Languages, Format (binding), Goodnight Moon, Grammar, Guess How Much I Love You, Handwriting, Hoban, Tana, Infants, Instruction, Language, Linguistics, Literacy, Living Language, Look Inside Parenting Books, Multilingual, Nursery Rhymes, Parenting, Parenting & Families, Parenting & Families: Parenting: Babies & Toddl, People & Places, Peter Rabbit, Phonetics & Phonics, Picture Books, Pokémon, Pop-Up & Movable, Public Speaking, Read-Aloud, Readers, Reading Skills, Reference, Reference: Words & Language: General, Rhetoric, Scarry, Richard, Semantics, Sesame Street, Specialty Stores, Speech, Spelling, Staff Favorites, Study & Teaching, Teletubbies, Thomas the Tank Engine, Toddlers, Toilet Training, Translating, Trip, Usage, Vocabulary, Vocabulary, Slang, & Word Lists, Winnie-the-Pooh | Comments (5)

Increase Your Score In 3 Minutes A Day: ACT Reading (Increase Your Score)

February 23, 2008 – 3:58 am

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Randall McCutcheon, James Schaffer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Book Description
Accessible, concise guides for quicker, more effective studying
These new additions to the Increase Your Score series present key principles and practical strategies for the ACT Writing Test (new for 2005) and the ACT Reading Test, explained in manageable, bite-size sections ideal for the [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged ACT (American College Tests), All 4-for-3 Deals, All Titles, Archive, College Entrance, Custom Stores, Education, Format (binding), James Schaffer, Mass Market, McGraw-Hill, Nonfiction, Nonfiction: Education: General, Paperback, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Qualifying Textbooks, Randall McCutcheon, Reading Skills, Reference, Reference: Education: General, Reference: Test Prep Central: General, SAT & PSAT, Specialty Stores, Test Guides - College & University, Test Prep Central, Testing, Trade | Comments (2)

Painless Grammar (Painless Series)

January 9, 2008 – 2:16 pm

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Rebecca Elliott Ph.D.
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series

Book Description
This very approachable text combines instruction in parts of speech and sentence structure with down-to-earth examples, funny illustrations, and examination of some of the more amusing and peculiar words in the English language. A chapter on clear e-mail communication and etiquette [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Audiobooks, Barron's Educational Series, Biographies & Memoirs, Custom Stores, Foreign Languages, Grammar, Health, Mind & Body, History & Historical Fiction, Horror, Instruction, Language Arts, Literature & Fiction, Manga, Mysteries, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Rebecca Elliott Ph.D., Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, School & Sports, Science & Technology, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Series, Social Issues, Specialty Stores, Teens | Comments (5)

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books(R))

January 5, 2008 – 3:31 pm

Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
When Papa Bear tells the cubs why they should never talk to strangers, Sister begins to view all strangers as evil until Mama brings some common sense to the problem. “The Bears’ rules for safe conduct among strangers [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Bears, Berenstain Bears, Berenstain, Jan, Berenstain, Stan, Book Characters, Early Reader, Family Life, Fiction, Health, Issues, Jan Berenstain, People & Places, Popular Characters, Promotion (special_merchandising_browse-bin), Random House Books for Young Readers, Readers, Reference, Safety, Science, Nature & How It Works, Series, Stan Berenstain, Stores | Comments (5)

The Alphabet Book (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

December 24, 2007 – 12:15 pm

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: P.D. Eastman
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
From American ants to zebras with zithers, kids will love exploring the alphabet in this classically creative P. D. Eastman alphabet book.

By admin | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Alphabet, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Eastman, P.D., P.D. Eastman, Random House Books for Young Readers, Reference, Stores, Usage | Comments (5)

Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin

December 21, 2007 – 1:20 pm

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers

Book Description
The Grinch Wins a 4th Place Mercury Award! Seussian Scrouge gets Christmas spirit, in Latin! Quomodo Invidiosulus nomine GRINCHUS Christi natalem Abrogaverit (The Latin version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas) features Dr. Seuss’ original artwork and a translation that echoes the [...]

By admin | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, Christmas, Foreign Language Books, Foreign Language Nonfiction, Latin, Linguistics, Nonfiction, Reference, Specialty Stores | Comments (5)

Christmas Carol (Eyewitness Classics)

December 3, 2007 – 6:35 pm

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged British, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Classics, Dickens, Charles, Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd, Eyewitness Readers, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Paperback, Readers, Reference, Series, World Literature | Comments (1)

Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT (Critical Reading Workbook for the Sat)

November 15, 2007 – 5:36 pm

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Sharon Weiner Green, Mitchel Weiner
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series

Book Description
Concentrating on the Critical Reading section of the newly structured SAT college entrance exam, this test-preparation workbook presents tips, questions, answers, and answer explanations for the section’s two main question types—sentence completion questions and reading comprehension questions—as well as [...]

By admin | Posted in Teens | Also tagged Barron's Educational Series, Education, Foreign Languages, Mitchel Weiner, Reading Skills, Reference, SAT & PSAT, Sharon Weiner Green, Test Guides - College & University, Test Prep Central | Comments (3)

Eating the Alphabet

November 14, 2007 – 11:23 am

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Lois Ehlert
Publisher: Red Wagon Books
Amazon.com
Ages 1-3. This appetizing alphabet book shows fruits and vegetables so juicy and alive, you’ll wish they could jump off the page and into your mouth. Even vegetable haters will find it hard to resist the vibrantly colored collage illustrations, which make each item [...]

By admin | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Alphabet, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Ehlert, Language Arts, Lois, Lois Ehlert, Red Wagon Books, Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Stores | Comments (5)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

November 13, 2007 – 11:14 pm

Rating: (37 reviews)
Author: Lynne Truss
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Book Description
Young and young-at-heart sticklers, unite! Lynne Truss and illustrator Bonnie Timmons provide hilarious proof that punctuation really does matter. Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how [...]

By | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, Grammar, Humor, Language Arts, Lynne Truss, Putnam Juvenile, Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Sports & Activities | Comments (5)

Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House 15, paper)

November 13, 2007 – 5:34 am

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Jack and Annie are off in search of another story in jeopardy, this time at a monastery in ancient Ireland. Trouble arrives when Vikings land, and Jack and Annie must find a way to escape!

By | Posted in Ages 4-8 | Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Ancient Civilizations, Early Reader, Europe & Russia, Explore the World, Fiction, History & Historical Fiction, Magic Tree House, Mary Pope, Mary Pope Osborne, Osborne, Paperback, People & Places, Random House Books for Young Readers, Readers, Reference, Series, Stores | Comments (5)

Kaplan SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Flip-O-Matic (Flip-o-matic)

November 12, 2007 – 11:46 pm

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Kaplan
Publisher: Kaplan Education

Book Description
Kaplan SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Flip-O-Matic, Second Edition features:*500 essential SAT vocabulary words, their definitions, and sample sentences in a unique flashcard format

By | Posted in Teens | Also tagged College Entrance, Education, Kaplan, Kaplan Education, Nonfiction, Reference, SAT & PSAT, Slang, Test Guides - College & University, Test Prep Central, Vocabulary | Comments (1)

Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

November 12, 2007 – 2:45 am

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Scholastic Inc.
Publisher: Scholastic Reference

Book Description
Containing 12,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonyms, and 2,000 homonyms, this versatile book is the perfect reference tool for student writers. Not only will it help students expand their vocabularies, this lightweight volume will help young people pick the perfect words to express their thought and [...]

By | Posted in Ages 9-12 | Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Atlases, Business & Money, Dictionaries, Dictionaries & Thesauruses, Encyclopedias, English (All), Language Arts, Law & Crime, Politics & Government, Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Scholastic Inc., Scholastic Reference, School & Education, Stores, Study Aids, Thesauri | Comments (5)

Letters and Numbers for Me

November 12, 2007 – 2:04 am

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Jan Olsen
Publisher: Handwriting Without Tears

By | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Alphabet, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Counting, Handwriting, Handwriting Without Tears, Jan Olsen, Reference, Stores | Comments (3)

The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants

November 7, 2007 – 7:12 am

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Priscilla Turner
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Book Description
The unknown history of letters
For as long as any letter could remember, Vowels and Consonants had been enemies.
U without N? Q without U? Mpssh! you say. Yet once, long ago, P’s and Q’s minded their p’s and q’s, and though U [...]

By | Posted in Baby-3 | Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Alphabet, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Farrar, Humorous, Priscilla Turner, Reference, Stores, Straus and Giroux (BYR) | Comments (5)

Best Kids Books

Tag Archives: Words & Language

How to Spell Like a Champ

CliffsAP English Language and Composition (Cliffs AP)

Eric Carle Animal Flash Cards (Eric Carle)

Baby’s First Words in Chinese (Baby’s First Words)

Increase Your Score In 3 Minutes A Day: ACT Reading (Increase Your Score)

The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books(R))

The Alphabet Book (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

Quomodo Invidiosulus Nomine Grinchus Christi Natalem Abrogaverit: How the Grinch Stole Christmas in Latin

Christmas Carol (Eyewitness Classics)

Critical Reading Workbook for the SAT (Critical Reading Workbook for the Sat)

Eating the Alphabet

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

Viking Ships At Sunrise (Magic Tree House 15, paper)

Kaplan SAT Vocabulary Flashcards Flip-O-Matic (Flip-o-matic)

Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

Letters and Numbers for Me

The War Between the Vowels and the Consonants

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