english language

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english language

Letters and e-mails

Provides an introduction to writing letters and e-mails, explaining what letters are, starting and ending, writing an e-mail, and more.

Identifying letters & sounds

Explore the alphabet, including the letters themselves and the various sounds they make: long and short, hard, soft and sometimes silent.

Dearly, nearly, insincerely

what is an adverb?
Rhyming text and illustrations present numerous examples of adverbs and their functions.

My native land

an anthology by new writers
A collection of essays by adult new writers learning English. Each piece captures a memory of the writer's homeland.

Mango, Abuela, and me

When a little girl's far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina.

Synonyms at school

Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to synonyms used at school.

The World Book student dictionary

An illustrated dictionary with about 11,000 entries, plus sections such as "How to Use Your Dictionary, " "Student Exercises, " "Pronunciation Guide" and "Reference Section.".

A king and his hawk

Lionel and Leona read a story about a king and his hawk, and because it is so sad, they decide to hide the book so no one else will read it and be upset.

Pandora's box

After reading the story of Pandora's box, Lionel and Leona's curiosity gets the better of them when they find a similar box and decide it must be opened.

Touching the moon

Leona is unable to fall asleep for trying to think of a way to help the queen in her bedtime story whose attempts to touch the moon are met with failure.

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