Writing Grammar

What's a contraction? You'll find the answer inside this audiobook - it's brimming with contractions! Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes don't shy away from creatively clarifying the concept of contractions. You won't want to miss the comical cats that reinforce each idea. I'm and Won't, They're and Don't: What's a Contraction? turns traditional grammar lesson on end. Listen to this audiobook and share in the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.

Are you as clever as a fox? Or perhaps you're as sharp as any spike? If so, this audiobook will be a piece of cake! Clever rhymes from Brian P. Cleary present similes and metaphors. When it comes to grammar, this team is not as slow as thick molasses. Oh no, they're as bright as polished pennies! Listen and share in the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.

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 give helpful guidelines for forming plurals when the usual rules of adding s or es don't apply. Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies: What are Irregular Plurals? turns traditional spelling lessons on end. Listen and share in the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.

What is alliteration? You'll find the answer inside this audiobook - it's packed with wonderful and wacky words that start with similar sounds. Brian P. Cleary's remarkable rhymes creatively present the concept of alliteration for young listeners. Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees: What Is Alliteration? turns traditional grammar lessons on end! Listen to this audiobook and delight in the sense - and nonsense - of words.

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 bring compound words to life. Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? overturns traditional grammar lessons. Listen to this book with everyone you know and share in the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.

What is a suffix? You'll find the answer inside this audiobook - it's overflowing with wonderful suffixes. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes creatively present the concept of suffixes for young listeners. -Ful and -Less, -Er and -Ness: What Is a Suffix? turns traditional grammar lessons on end! Listen to this audiobook and delight in the sense - and nonsense - of words.

What is an antonym? One book is never enough to explore the wide range of antonyms! This audiobook delivers loads of additional examples to illustrate the power of these opposites. Brian P. Cleary's playful (not dull) verse turns traditional grammar lessons on end. Listen to this book aloud and share the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.

In this debut children’s picture book, listeners journey through rhythmic text and artfully designed images to learn more about the word “pits” and its many variations. The clever introduction of multiple vocabulary words draws in young listeners, and contextual pictures provide clues to their meaning while creating stories beyond the words.

Забавные игры-стишки с музыкальным оформлением прекрасно подойдут для занятий с малышами первого года жизни.

Маленький Леня Лейкин мечтает поскорее вырасти, стать ученым и изучать ископаемых динозавров. Он знает названия всех вымерших животных, но вот беда: не каждое может верно выговорить. На помощь Лене приходит Фея Правильных Звуков.

Two- and three-letter words, spelling and pronunciation, and 500 sample sentences. This audiobook will help help kids master simple words and their pronunciation and spelling. They will learn how to construct simple sentences.

Learn How to Spell is a series of books for preschoolers to learn how to spell everyday words from various subjects. Each audiobook will focus on a given subject with an easy-to-follow way of spelling out each word. The words are repetitive for easier comprehension. The first book of the series is Pet Animal Words, and it teaches preschoolers how to spell different pet animals, from "bird" to "fish".

Perfect Pronunciation: The World Ocean taps into kids’ passion for the wonders of the ocean and its resident animals to turn English instruction into a pause-resister. While using modern pedagogy to ensure a proper foundation and sequencing of material, it wraps the lessons in fun detail. Kids get to use their newly-acquired English skills to find out more about bodies of water covering 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. Creating material and lessons that tap into children’s innate motivation has been shown time and again to increase commitment to language learning.

Similes are words that can make you smile. Similes (sim-uh-leez) are words that compare two different things. Similes have either the word “like” or the word “as”. Have fun making up your own similes. But be careful! Not all similes make people smile. See if you can think about and figure out the meaning of each simile before you hear the possible answers.

Young children learn English differently from adults. They have an innate ability to pick up language while taking part in an activity that connects language with images. That's why connecting animals and English fundamentals is a secret way to program the language into your children's brain.

This audiobook is a fun and easy way to introduce your child to the alphabets, while learning the French language and the correct pronunciation of French alphabets. Written in English and French, with French pronunciation.

As language evolves faster than ever before, what is the future of 'correct' style? With wry cleverness and an uncanny intuition for the possibilities of Internet-age expressiveness, Favilla argues that rather than try to preserve the sanctity of the written language as laid out by Strunk and White, we should be concerned with the larger issues of clarity, flexibility, playfulness and political awareness. Her approach to the new rules - as practical as they are fun - will fascinate and delight believers and naysayers alike.

An expat's witty and insightful exploration of English and American cultural differences through the lens of language that will leave listeners gobsmacked. In That's Not English, the seemingly superficial differences between British and American English open the door to a deeper exploration of a historic and fascinating cultural divide. In each of the 30 chapters, Erin Moore explains a different word we use that says more about us than we think.

The project that Kuralt was working on when he died was An American Moment with Charles Kuralt, a series of brief television essays about the people, places, and ideas that define the national spirit: the man who handcrafts the President's shoes; the origin of buffalo wings; Paul Bunyan's hometown of Bemidji, Minnesota; the Pony Express Museum; Pike Place Market in Seattle; Ferris wheels; and more.

One book is never enough to explore the wide range of synonyms! The crazy and zany cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the power of synonyms to make writing superb or terrific. Brian P. Cleary's playful, rollicking verse turn traditional grammar lessons on end. Listen to this book and share the delight of the sense - and nonsense - of words.