Fantastic! wow! and unreal! a book about interjections and conjunctions
Introduces and explains various interjections and conjunctions, including "awesome," "alas," and "yet."
Main Author: | Heller, Ruth, 1924- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Grosset & Dunlap,
1998.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Introduces and explains various interjections and conjunctions, including "awesome," "alas," and "yet." |
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Physical Description: |
p. cm. |
ISBN: |
0448418622 |
Author Notes: |
She then began work on a collection of six books, the How To Hide series on camouflage and the magic of this phenomenon in nature, which covered the entire animal kingdom -- insects, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures. The next collection of books became a five-volume series on parts of speech: A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns; Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs; Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives; Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns; and Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs . She also wrote and illustrated the unique and fascinating book Color , a charming and instructive guide to how art goes through the four color printing process. Among the notable people who have had an influence on Heller's writing have been: Ogden Nash, Gilbert and Sullivan, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and Dr. Seuss. Heller says of her work, "All my books are nonfiction picture books in rhyme. I find writing in rhyme enjoyable and challenging, and I think it is an easy way for children to learn new facts and acquire a sophisticated vocabulary. Children are not intimidated by big words. I try to make my writing succinct and allow the illustrations to convey as much information as possible." |