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16 pp.
| Child's
| August, 2016
|
LibraryISBN 978-1503808409$25.64
(4)
K-3
Playing with Words series.
Each book opens with a brief definition of the focal word type, then provides occasionally substantive but often bland sample sentences with the relevant words called out in bold (e.g., "I take a ride in a plain plane" in Homophones). Bright, relevant stock photos accompany the texts and occasionally aid in decoding. There are six other fall 2016 books in this series. Reading list. Review covers the following Playing with Words titles: Cupcakes for My Birthday, I See the Sea, Mom, Pop, and Tot, Doctor by Day, Ninja by Night, In and Out, and Smelly, Stinky Skunk.
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jim Paillot.
Abundant examples, highlighted in a bold font throughout Cleary's uninspired rhyming narrative, reinforce proper usage of the homophones they're, there, and their. Cartoon illustrations drive home the absurdity of the Tuckabee family's vacation, which features stops to see the World's Largest Underwear and the Cheezie Popz factory. A concluding page summarizes the functions of each member of the homophone triplet.
(4)
K-3
Words Are Categorical series.
Illustrated by
Martin Goneau.
Colorful cats grin in silly scenes to illustrate homonyms and homophones. Jaunty verse demonstrates how the same word can have different meanings in different contexts (homonyms) and how words sounding the same can have different spellings and meanings (homophones). Word pairs are highlighted in color for clarity. The cartooned antics have a hyperactive quality, but the rhyming storybook form makes the language lesson enjoyable.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
(4)
K-3
Hear Homophones Here series.
"You can flee from a flea." These language primers offer early-elementary-age readers lots of examples of homophones. Each sixteen-page volume groups the word pairings (or triplets) under a central theme: e.g., the farm, the zoo, actions, sports. The uncluttered page design features cheery stock photos that liven up the bland texts. There's not much substance, but the lesson is clearly presented. Review covers these Hear Homophones Here titles: Are You a Ewe?, Can You Be a Bee?, The New Gnu Knew, A Pair of Pears, Rows of Roses, and They Won One!.
40 pp.
| Chronicle
| May, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-0004-3$16.99
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Serge Bloch.
Rosenthal has a knack for clever, participatory wordplay; here she offers a series of wordles, a term she's coined for phrases that are homophones, as in the book's title. Coming up with meaningful and humorous phrases that also happen to sound the same isn't easy. Yet Rosenthal manages to do so again and again--with crucial assistance from Bloch's gleefully silly mixed-media illustrations.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2013
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