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Pub. Date
2012
Description
The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...
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"Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary is geared towards students ages 8-11. This full-color reference contains more than 36,000 entries as well as hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. The book includes paragraphs about word histories, word roots, and synonyms; quotations from children's literature; maps and Geographical Names; and guides to Capitalization and Punctuation"--
10) The foot book
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Beginner's text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.
All sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.
11) I wish you more
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In simple text and pictures, the author and illustrator create a compendium of small daily moments.
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Series
Stink Moody volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.
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Pub. Date
2020
Description
The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words is an illustrated dictionary of the 300+ most specific words in the English language, along with their definitions, roots, and (hilarious) usage quotes! Have you ever been lying in your bed, surrounded by crumbs and wrappers, feasting on your fifth pop tart and thought, "I wish there was a word for this"? Well, there is! Accubationis - the practice of eating and drinking while lying down. The English...
15) E-mergency!
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
The letter E has fallen and injured herself-- which letters will replace her and how will words be spelled without her?