language and languages

One morning Rafe wakes up to discover his bedroom is floating in a vast sea of water. Alone with only his dog for company, Rafe adapts to this strange new world by fishing cans of food out of the water and keeping watch. Boxes float by, as does a woman, playing her cello. Then, one day, Rafe fishes out a young girl, who joins him in his room - they don't speak the same language, but together they will face this uncertain future together.

Text and illustrations look at twenty-one spoken languages, focusing on where they came from and how they are spoken today.

"When Little Monster visits Little Boy at bedtime, they work to overcome their language barriers as the two new friends play together all night long"--Provided by publisher.

"Romelie's family communicates in English and American Sign Language, but what languages do her friends and neighbors use?"--Provided by publisher.

What is an antonym? You'll find the answer inside this 20th anniversary edition! Brand-new try it! features, updated back matter, and a fun new design will attract readers who want to know about antonyms.

Because there are synonyms, you get to choose/from a whole list of possible words you can use./ They're words that are practically, nearly the same,/like, gentle, subdued, or incredibly tame.

A child learns different creatures are not being rude when they do not reply, they simply do not speak the same language, so from then on the child, the bee, the fish, and the lion sit by the tree, share stories and work together to never misunderstand each other.

When Dat starts school in a country where he does not speak the language, everything around him sounds like gibberish until a new friend helps him make sense of his new world.

Dispels twenty myths about learning new languages and provides practical tips that encourage speaking the language right away with real-life speaking partners and memorizing common phrases.

". . . a collection of rhymes to help 3-7-year-olds learn to read and spell. . . . Each rhyme teaches a particular lesson. For the very young, there are rhymes about sounds. For more confident readers there are magic spells to tackle tricky spellings"--Dust jacket.