Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? (Words Are Categorical (R))

Brian P. Cleary, Brian Gable (Illustrator)

$8.99

Publication Date: August 1st, 2013

Publisher:

Millbrook Press (Tm)

ISBN:

9781467713795

Pages:

In Stock at Warehouse - Usually Arrives in 3-7 Days

Description

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.

Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? (Words Are Categorical (R))

Description

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