Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

How to Speak and Write It Right

Sharpen your language skills and navigate your way around grammatical minefields with this entertaining and practical guide. For anyone who has ever been stumped by dangling modifiers and split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are, My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me? offers practical and humorous guidance on how to avoid falling into language pitfalls. Here are all the right tools to help you gain confidence as a speaker and writer, highlighting the most common language errors, such as wrongly used prepositions, misplaced modifiers, and confusing participles.

This refreshing refresher course covers:
? Spelling and Confusables-There are times when the spelling rule "i before e except after c" does not apply
? Parts of Speech-Is it "its" or "it's"? "Whose" or "who's"?
? Sentence Structure-Let us ponder the subject, or object, of "I" and "me"
? Punctuation-So where does a comma go?
? Elements of Style-There is more to grammar than knowing the difference between a subordinate object and a nonrestrictive apostrophe

And, for those grammar know-it-alls, there are entertaining "Smart Aleck" trivia, anecdotes, witticisms, and more. Clever and informative, this is the ideal gift for all English-language sticklers.

My Grammar and I... or Should That Be Me?

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Texas

Reading & Language Arts

750 Words and Their Fascinating Stories and Origins

Contains 750 word origins written in a witty short-story style, provides details about the words' history and usage, and comes with a language chart, an index, and an introduction by a linguistics scholar.

In a Word - read description 

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#Reading #English #Elementary#SocialStudies #History #CharacterTraining #Student #Child #Teacher￼￼￼#hardcover Box 58

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English

Gateways to reading treasures co-basil library reader

Words with wings

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

with explanatory footnotes 

Dr. Faustus

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New Jersey

The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English

"English doesn't borrow from other languages. English follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar."
-James D. Nicoll

Organized alphabetically for easy reference, A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi" is an accessible lexicon of foreign words and phrases used in English, containing everything from aficionado (Spanish) to zeitgeist (German). Inside you'll find translations, definitions, origins, and a descriptive timeline of each item's evolution. Entries include:
 * #65533; la carte: from the card or of the menu (French)
 * Fiasco: complete failure (Italian)
 * Dungarees: thick cotton cloth/overalls (Hindi)
 * Diaspora: dispersion (Greek)
 * Smorgasbord: bread and butter (Swedish)
 * Cognoscenti: those who know (Italian)
 * Compos mentis: having mastery of one's mind; with it (Latin)

Attractively packaged with black and white illustrations, this whimsical yet authoritative book is a great gift for any etymologically fascinated individual. Use this book to reacquaint yourself with the English language, and you'll be compos mentis in no time.

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

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The Word Burglar

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

50 Read Aloud Stories

A huge bumper collection of stories to read aloud, with colour pictures. 50 stories, all with magic touch to make children want to hear them over and over. Stories of new and old. The big square pages are beautifully designed with large type and on every one of them are colourful pictures with enormous child appeal. In the same format as Georgie Adams and Selina Young's A YEAR FULL OF STORIES, this is the same kind of value packed book that every family with young children would love to own.

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In a story told entirely in similes, Rufus the fox is behaving strangely, but for a very good reason. Includes a definition of simile and suggestions for writing a simile story.

Crazy Like a Fox

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#hardcover #language #reference #English A textbook for composition and writing classes. 

Florida

The most trusted and authoritative name in handbooks, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises" is an easy-to-use reference that will answer any question you may have in grammar, writing, or research. It also includes exercises so you can practice skills. This edition offers the latest information on writing with computers, writing online, analyzing visuals, and researching effectively on the Internet. With clear explanations, a wealth of examples, and quick reference checklists and boxes, "The Little, Brown Compact Handbook" will makes it easy to find what you need and use the information you find. Will answer any question a writer has about grammar, the writing process, or research. The writing process, critical thinking, argumentative writing, style, grammar, mechanics, usage, the research process, how to document sources. Anyone who wants a reliable writing reference book.

ESL Worksheets LB Handbook

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Illinois

A little penguin shares his favorite things with the one he loves most, his mother.

I Like It When ... /me Gusta Cuando ...

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#hardcover #dictionary #children #childrensdictionary #english #glossary #homeschooling #illustrated 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Michigan

This updated edition features nearly 200 new entries added to the more than 30,000 words with clear, understandable definitions that invite readers to interact with the words and definitions. Features a pronunciation guide and boxes offering extra facts.

Scholastic Children's Dictionary

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Tennessee

High School Version

The Little, Brown Handbook

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#english #writing (see pics for damages) 

Arkansas

Student Edition Hardcover Grade 6 2004

Help for elementary students to become better writers, thinkers, and learners.

Great Source Write Source

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Mississippi

The Gloomy Truth Behind the Words You Use

'Unfortunate English' contains humorous and accessible etymology for words with grisly backgrounds.

Unfortunate English

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Price cut out of dust jacket, clean, mild wear bottom of dust jacket, smoke free #hardcover #nonfiction #humor #lynnetruss #grammar #english 

Virginia

The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

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#hardcover #english #love #compromises #adventures

Louisiana

"In her debut novel, Mary Sheepshanks brings readers to the countryside of England. There, casting about a huge manor house that she loves rather more than her husband, lives Sonia, Lady Duntan. The demands of marriage and four small children have conspired to overshadow her sense of self, and the decaying white elephant of a house represents to her the freedom she craves. She must, at all costs, return it to its former glory." "Her plans are opposed by her philandering husband who wishes to preserve their standard of living and cares not for the house. So, Sonia conspires with her glamorous, unreliable mother-in-law, a sinister bogus monk, and an urbane fellow from the firm Heritage at Risk only to find things spinning out of control." "In this tender, bittersweet novel of love, loss, and the art of compromise, Mary Sheepshanks exposes the foibles of the English with a sharp and witty eye."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

A Price for Everything

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While accompanying his mother at the deli, Hank suffers a series of embarrassing accidents that cause teachers visiting the deli to go hungry, a situation that compels him to express his appreciation for his teachers' hard work.

Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! #9

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#hardcover #educational #college #reference #English #writing #nonfiction

North Carolina

Harbrace College Handbook

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#paperback #educational #English #Language #Reading #Curriculum #Logic #Writing 
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Built on the keystones of rhetoric, Everyone's an Author provides a strong foundation for authoring in the digital age: in college essays, but also on Twitter; in print, but also online; with words, but also with sound, video, and images. It shows students that the rhetorical skills they already use in social media, in their home and religious communities, at work and in other nonacademic contexts are the same ones they'll need to succeed in college. Examples and readings drawn from across multiple media and dealing with topics that matter to students today make this a book that everyone who takes first-year writing will relate to.

Everyone's an Author with Readings

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An A to Zed Guide to Distinctively British Words

From "chips" and "crumbs" to "spending a penny," The Queen's English is your indispensable guide to surviving and thriving in the tricky byways of the English language, which has shown many a poor soul the way out for little more than twanging a vowel, splitting an infinitive or, crime of all crimes, saying dinner instead of tea. With The Queen's English there's no need to become "flummoxed" ever again. This must-have A to Z guide uncovers the quintessential meanings behind more than 100 familiar words and phrases of the distinctively British lexicon, including:

 * By hook or by crook (adv. phrase): It is good to find a phrase in common use that goes back as far as this one, and which appears (though not entirely proven) to link back to England's feudal past. In medieval times when the peasantry were not allowed to cut down trees, they were permitted nonetheless to gather firewood from loose or dead branches which could be obtained using "hook" (bill hook, a traditional cutting tool) or "crook," a staff with a curved end. No doubt the desperate peasant often exceeded the strict use of these tools, and so the sense is to achieve something by whatever means possible. The first recorded use of the phrase is from the fourteenth century.
 * Gazump (vt.): Usually so proud of their reputation for playing fair, the English have a curious blind spot when it comes to buying and selling houses. To "gazump" is to raise the price of a piece of real estate after the sale has been agreed but before the contract is signed, usually on the pretext that the owner has received a higher offer elsewhere. The original buyer is then forced to raise their offer or the property goes to the higher bidder. This unethical but not illegal practice appeared first with the spelling "gazoomph" and was derived from an older and more general term "gazumph" (or gezumph) for the various kinds of swindling that go on at dishonest auctions.
 * In a nutshell (adv. phrase): "Oh God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a King of infinite space..." cries Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragic play. But the meaning of the expression, namely, to put much into a small space, goes way back to classical times, to Pliny's Natural History where he writes: "Cicero records that a parchment copy of Homer's poem The Iliad was enclosed in a nutshell (in nuce)." In Shakespeare's own time, a Bible is said to have been produced that could fit into a nutshell, and that curiosity may have come to the playwright's notice.
 * People like us (np.): Often abbreviated to PLU, this phrase is used by those of a certain social class to approve of others as acceptable by birth and station, and originates in the 1940s milieu typified by the artistic, wayward, and eccentric Mitford sisters, daughters of the second Baron Redesdale. We get a flavor of the attitude where Nancy Mitford, in a letter to her sister Jessica (August 28, 1957), declared that "People Like Us are never killed in earthquakes ...." Nancy refined the art of social class distinctions in her book Noblesse Oblige with a list of subtle differences in vocabulary first defined as U (upper class) and non-U (aspriring middle class) by the sociolinguist Alan Ross in 1954.

So if you ever wanted to know what it means to be a "meat-and-potatoes man," a "lame duck," or to be in a "pretty pickle," stop "umming and erring" and read this fascinating collection "straightaway."

The Queen's English

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Phrases Borrowed from the Classics and the Stories Behind Them

Are you known to strike like a thunderbolt when things don't go your way?
Are you fortunate enough to have the Midas touch?
Have you ever been struck by Cupid's arrow?

Classically derived expressions are commonly used in our everyday language, yet many of us have little knowledge of the Greek and Roman influences that inspired them. With Opening Pandora's Box you'll discover the fascinating stories behind familiar phrases like Achilles' Heel, a Nemesis, To Fly too Close to the Sun, and more. For example, did you know that...


 * The lifesaving operation known as the Caesarean section is so named because Julius Caesar was delivered by being cut out of his mother's womb?
 * The original labyrinth was built on the orders of King Minos of Crete after Aphrodite cursed his wife to fall in love with a bull and produce a monstrous baby? The king locked the baby in a maze so complicated and tangled that, once in, he would never emerge.
 * The word cereal is derived from the Italian corn goddess Ceres?

Pry open the lid of the English language to find the secrets behind classical phrases we use every day.

Opening Pandora's Box

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Firefly July

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

If you’re trying to teach kids how to write, you’ve gotta have this book!

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J. A. Wines; Caroline Taggart

My Grammar and I... or Should That Be Me?

Rosalie Baker; Tom Lopes (Illustrator)

In a Word - read description

Harold Shane

Words with wings

Christopher Marlowe

Dr. Faustus

Chloe Rhodes

A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi

Chris Cander

The Word Burglar

Wendy Cooling (Editor); Penny Dann (Illustrator)

Read Me a Story, Please - read the

Loreen Leedy

Crazy Like a Fox

H. Ramsey Fowler

ESL Worksheets LB Handbook

Mary Murphy

I Like It When ... /me Gusta Cuando ...

Scholastic, Inc. Staff

Scholastic Children's Dictionary

H. Ramsey Fowler; Jane E. Aaron

The Little, Brown Handbook

Kemper; Great Source Education Group Staff (Prepared for Publication by)

Great Source Write Source

Bill Brohaugh

Unfortunate English

Lynne Truss

Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Mary Sheepshanks

A Price for Everything

Henry Winkler; Lin Oliver; Scott Garrett (Illustrator)

Always Watch Out for the Flying Potato Salad! #9

John C. Hodges; Mary E. Whitten; Winifred B. Horner; Suzanne S. Webb; Larry G. Mapp

Harbrace College Handbook

Andrea Lunsford; Michal Brody; Lisa Ede; Beverly Moss; Carole Clark Papper; Keith Walters

Everyone's an Author with Readings

C. J. Moore

The Queen's English

Ferdie Addis

Opening Pandora's Box

Paul B. Janeczko

Firefly July

Marjorie Frank

If you’re trying to teach kids how to write, you’ve gotta have this book!

Dennis Lee

The ice cream store