The Weighty Word Book
The Weighty Word Book
Levitt, Paul M.
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Publisher's Trade ©2000--
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University of New Mexico Press
Annotation: Provides definitions for twenty-six vocabulary words from abasement to zealot with stories containing puns that provide mnemonic devices for remembering the definitions.
Genre: [Short stories] [Humorous fiction] [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #4752324
Format: Publisher's Trade
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Copyright Date: 2000
Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 04/15/09
Illustrator: Stevens, Janet,
Pages: 91 pages
ISBN: 0-8263-4555-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-8263-4555-4
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2008031050
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Subject Heading:
Children's stories, American.
City and town life. Fiction.
Interpersonal relations. Fiction.
Animals. Fiction.
Vocabulary.
Puns and punning.
Mnemonics.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book

What her mom views as an unequivocal mess, imaginative Calpurnia sees as the frightful Block Mess Monster. Only when Mom accepts the monster's existence do the three reach an acceptable clean-up solution. Calpurnia's voice is candid, witty--and a little bit panicky. Observant readers will enjoy identifying the expressive but not-at-all-obvious face and form of the monster amongst the blocks.

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Reading Level: 3.0
Interest Level: 1-4
Reading Counts!: reading level:5.9 / points:4.0 / quiz:Q12302
Lexile: 890L

"[ The Weighty Word Book ] will appeal to kids who want to sound as smart as they are. It offers a clever, funny way to introduce new words into the vocabulary. . . . There's one word for every letter of the alphabet--wait until you see what they do with dogmatic, juxtapose and zealot."-- The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) "Each of these twenty-six short stories takes an elaborate, circuitous path that leads to a 'weighty' one-word punch line. . . . It's a creative and humorous approach to vocabulary building, and a natural lead in to having students create their own tall tales with multisyllabic conclusions."-- School Library Journal

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