A reader's handbook of word origins.

"This book, now in its third edition, is still the most uniquely comprehensive resource for finding word parts needed to express a concept. Along with aiding vocabulary expansion, this dictionary provides guidance to those who may be interested in inventing or deciphering words bearing an established and embedded meaning. Like prior editions, this work is split into three parts. Part I, the dictionary proper, provides an alphabetical listing of over...

This book is intended to help teachers in the upper grades lead their students toward an understanding of the history of the English language. It demonstrates the value of studying language history and provides material and suggestions which can be used to complement a language arts program. The book stresses making students aware of the development of the English language and helping them understand more fully the reasons for current conventions...

The BUG Band is supposed to sing on Ant's radio show, but they have no words to their song! With Frog's help, they learn to sing a song that rhymes just fine and just in time. Pl-Pl-Plane: When Frog has to crash-land his plane in the jungle, he goes on a wild adventure. Get Your Coat: Duck builds all sorts of words that end in oat to coax his good friend Frog to come out and play in the rain with him. Waterlogged: When Frog's log sinks, he moves in...

DVD release of the children's educational television show which revolves around WordFriends and WordThings, characters and items made of the letters that spell them in the correct order. Features 4 episodes.

What happens when you subtract just one letter from a word? Beginning with "without the A the beast is the best" a pack of silly creatures work their way through the alphabet, subtracting each letter from a different word to alter its meaning and tell a story.

"In this board book built on word play, each scene twists the animals' names into funny new words to share and delight in how they feel and sound. Bumblebee Grumblebee is for toddlers and adults to have fun experimenting with the way words are put together."--Provided by publisher.