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The rose rose in the garden

Photographs and simple text introduce homonyms, words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings.
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A palm in my palm

Photographs and simple text introduce homonyms, words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings.
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Line up on the line

Photographs and simple text introduce homonyms, words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings.
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Hooray for reading!

stories for readers
Contains five video storybooks, including "Aunt Chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair," in which Aunt Chip saves the town after everyone forgets how to read because of the invasion of television; as well as "The Best Story," "Dear Deer," "Hooray for Reading Day," and "The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians.".
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Homophones at home

An introduction to homophones and how they can be taught at home.

The king who rained

A little girl pictures the things her parents talk about, such as a king who rained, bear feet, and the foot prince in the snow.

An ear is not an ear

Photographs and simple text introduce homonyms, words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings.

A little pigeon toad

Humorous text and illustrations introduce a variety of homonyms and figures of speech.

P is for pterodactyl

the worst alphabet book ever : all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce
"'A' might be for apple, but it's also for 'aisle' and 'aeons.' Why does the word 'gnat' start with a 'G' but the word 'knot' doesn't start with an 'N?' It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book . . . turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them"--Provided by publisher.

The bat can bat

a book of true homonyms
Playing a variety of sports, an assortment of animals introduces words that sound and are spelled the same but have different meanings, such as "bat," a flying mammal, and "bat," an implement for hitting a baseball.
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