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A playful look at words that sound the same but have different meanings puts together images and words to challenge the reader to look and look again to recognize the wordplay.

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Main Author: Alda, Arlene, 1933-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books, c2006.
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English language > Homonyms > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:A playful look at words that sound the same but have different meanings puts together images and words to challenge the reader to look and look again to recognize the wordplay.
Physical Description:31 p. : col. ill. ; 22 x 26 cm.
ISBN:0887767397
9780887767395
Author Notes:Arlene Alda is an American writer and photographer. She was born in the Bronx, New York, on March 12, 1933. She attended Hunter College, majoring in music, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Cum Laude, in 1954. She then received a Fulbright Scholarship to study clarinet in Cologne, Germany.

After achieving her dream of becoming a professional clarinetist, Alda switched careers and became an award winning photographer and author. She has written numerous books for children, including: Except the Color Grey, Lulu's Piano Lesson, Hello, Good-bye, Iris has a Virus and Here a Face, There a Face. She also has several titles aimed at adults, most notably; Just Kids from the Bronx, 97 Orchard Street, The Last Days of MASH and On Set- A personal Story in Pictures and Words.

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