Core Skills in English


Book Description

Core Skills in English Textbook 3 is part of a series of 3 structured Textbooks and 3 Assessment Activities & Answer Books. Each book provides a structured and balanced method for reinforcing basic grammar and comprehension and ensures that these all-important skills are not neglected. Core Skills in English Textbook 3 covers: Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Comprehension and Creative Writing.




Wonderful English


Book Description

Wonderful English is a comprehensive tool for the identification and practice of common English sounds. It covers consonants, vowels, diphthongs and common consonant blends, with engaging tongue twisters, rhyme, song and alliterative verse. It also assists teachers in exploring common culture, values and experience, which is usually encountered and consolidated in child-hood. The book is designed for use by ESL teachers. It is suitable for both beginning and advanced stu-dents. Primary teachers, as well as teachers of elementary phonics, speech therapy and drama, likewise, will find it an enjoyable and useful reference work. Parents of young children may also find it useful.




A New Treasury of Poetry


Book Description

A celebration of English verse. Includes poems by William Blake, Christopher Smart, Robert Louis Stevenson, Christina Rossetti, Walter de la Mare, Eleanor Farjeon, Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, and many others.







The Disappearing Dictionary


Book Description

Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dialect words that either provide an insight into an older way of life, or simply have an irresistible phonetic appeal. Like a mirror image of The Meaning of Liff that just happens to be true, The Disappearing Dictionary unearths some lovely old gems of the English language, dusts them down and makes them live again for a new generation. dabberlick [noun, Scotland] A mildly insulting way of talking about someone who is tall and skinny. 'Where's that dabberlick of a child?' fubsy [adjective, Lancashire] Plump, in a nice sort of way. squinch [noun, Devon] A narrow crack in a wall or a space between floorboards. 'I lost sixpence through a squinch in the floor'.




The Treasury of English Poetry


Book Description

A short story anthology containing one selection from each of 63 American authors. Arranged chronologically from Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" through Ann Beattie's "A Reasonable Man," which was written in 1976.




HarperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics


Book Description

From early, beloved classics such as Goodnight Moon and Harold and the Purple Crayon to such recent treasures as If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Pete's a Pizza, this collection assembles twelve of the greatest picture books ever published. Parents can share the joy of introducing young children to many timeless favorites that have already enchanted millions of readers. This volume offers a wonder-filled opportunity for preschoolers and families to own and share "the best of the best." All royalties for HarperCollins Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child's First Collection will be donated to First Book, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to give children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their own new books. The primary goal of First Book is to work with existing literacy programs to distribute new books to children who, for economic reasons, have little or no access to books. In this way, First Book effectively leverages the heroic efforts of local tutoring, mentoring, and family literacy organizations as they work to reach children who need help the most. First Book distributes millions of books to hundreds of thousands of children nationwide each year. For more information on First Book, please visit www.firstbook.org.




The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge


Book Description

An exhaustive cross-referencing tool for interpreting Scripture with Scripture. The Bible is its own best commentary. To truly understand what the Bible teaches about a subject, we must consult all of what the Bible itself says about it. The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge allows you to do just that, providing a selection of other verses which shed light upon, clarify, or explain the verse you are consulting. Unlike a concordance, which is an alphabetical index to the words of the Bible, the cross-references given in the New Treasury are not merely to the same word, but to the same or a related thought, theme, doctrine, subject, concept, or literary motif, even when expressed in entirely different words. Special Features: Indicates degree of clarity, significance, or relationship between references Can be used with any translation or edition of the Bible Is arranged like the Bible (divided into the same books, chapters, and verses) for ease of use Provides a far more complete selection of cross-references than can be found in any other source Contains dozens of special study aids to help you develop powerful lessons or sermons--straight from the Bible itself Contains multiple indexes (subjects, figures of speech, etc.) Uses Strong's numbering system Uses a new font that makes it easier to read than previous versions No combination of other Bible study tools quite duplicates the carefully-research and indexed content in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. When used effectively, this invaluable resource will change your life.




A New Treasury of Children's Poetry


Book Description

An anthology of more than 200 old and new poems for preschool through adolescent readers.