An Individual Note


Book Description

Daphne Oram (1925-2003) was one of the central figures in the development of British experimental electronic music. Having declined a place at the Royal College of Music to become a music balancer at the BBC, she went on to become the co-founder and first director of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. In 1972, she authored her only book, 'An Individual




My First Words Sounds


Book Description

Learn 22 word sounds in this fun book! Featuring exciting things to spot and lots of shiny buttons to press, little ones will be introduced to their first words in scenes on the beach, in the playroom, and more.




Sounds, Patterns and Words


Book Description

Throughout the book, spelling patterns are introduced in carefully graded steps. At the end of each book Check up revision sections reinforce spellings already learned by a variety of interesting exercises which link sound and spelling patterns.




Noisy First Words


Book Description

Young readers will love to feel the different textures and hear the first words in this interactive, sturdy board book designed for children ages 3 and up. Includes an on/off switch on the back cover to extend battery life. Touch, feel, and hear first words in this interactive, sturdy board book, packed with photographs, tactile textures, and spoken words to help young readers develop simple vocabulary. Six spoken words with sounds are included along with many photographs of first words.




Reed's Homophones: A Comprehensive Book of Sound-alike Words


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A compilation of homophones, neologisms, easily confused, mistyped, misused, and misspelled words, along with a cheat sheet on Greek and Latin word cognates.




How to Sound Clever


Book Description

A fun and informative guide to some of the more obscure, curious and tricky words in the English language.




The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart


Book Description

ADULT LITERACY GUIDES & HANDBOOKS. This is a tongue-in-cheek guide to words that any smart, well-educated, pretentious person should be able to drop into cocktail conversation.The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as 'Disestablishmentarianism', 'descant', and 'autodidactic', proving, if not the value of a good education, at least the appearance of a good education.Each word is accompanied by a pronunciation guide and a sentence illustrating its use. Some of the sentences are made up, while others are well-known quotations.




Simple First Words Let's Talk


Book Description

By pressing the buttons and matching the sounds to the pictures again and again, children will quickly and easily learn simple first words and develop their speech. Now with even clearer audio




Words That Sound Offensive But Aren't


Book Description

Have you ever slapped anyone for offering you a piece of rapecake? Ever joined a torch-wielding mob because someone used the word niggardly? This book seeks to clear up misunderstandings. It's a simple list of words that sound gross, offensive, or just plain mean, but aren't. For dikephobes and spermologers everywhere!




Letters, Sounds, and Words


Book Description

A pictorial introduction to initial consonants, blends, and long and short vowel sounds.