Colorful photographs pair homonyms or homophones (and a page at the back explains the difference) while the text plays off the sound and meanings. Sometimes the text surprises like "blew" for candles and "blue" for a swath of sky and other times it's the striking photographs: a spiral staircase for "stair" and a carved wooden face for "blank stares." A delightful choice for language arts and perhaps a model for creative writing.
Grades 2-4
Monday, February 5, 2007
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I love this refreshingly simple book to stress some rather complex linguistic ideas. The photos are uncluttered and easy to relate to from a child's perspective while the text is clear and concise. The definitions in the back are direct and list the corresponding pages.
This work can easily be used in language arts and writing activities.
This book achieves its goal so well that I think I can use it to tutor beginning ESL students. It is a visual delight. The photographs are very simple yet very much to the point.
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