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Woe Is I Jr. : The Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English by Patricia T. O'Conner (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100399243313
ISBN-139780399243318
eBay Product ID (ePID)57215067
Product Key Features
Book TitleWoe Is I Jr. : the Younger Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicReference / General, Language Arts / General, Language Arts / Grammar, Humor / General
IllustratorYes, Stiglich, Tom
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorPatricia T. O'conner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2006-020575
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"In this entertaining treasure, O'Conner's blithe banter will attract young readers, and her irreverent delivery will retain them. . . . This fun resource will prove invaluable." -- VOYA (starred review) "O'Conner's examples, funny little verses, and rules [plus] Stiglich's expressive cartoons are guaranteed to snag the attention of the most ungrammatical little culprit." -- The Chicago Sun-Times "Handbooks that are as instructive as they are entertaining are few and far between, making this a first purchase for most libraries." -- School Library Journal
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal372.6/1
SynopsisShrek? Earwax-flavored jelly beans? Poems about meatballs? Who on earth would use all these to explain the rules of grammar? Must be Patricia T. O'Conner! Just like Woe Is I , her national bestseller for adults, the junior version uses conversational language and witty, entertaining examples to show how fun and easy it can be to use good English. It's a humorous reference book you'll actually enjoy pulling off the shelf. Like a humorous Strunk and White for 4th through 8th graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student., Shrek? Earwax-flavored jelly beans? Poems about meatballs? Who on earth would use all these to explain the rules of grammar? Must be Patricia T. O'Conner Just like Woe Is I , her national bestseller for adults, the junior version uses conversational language and witty, entertaining examples to show how fun and easy it can be to use good English. It's a humorous reference book you'll actually enjoy pulling off the shelf. Like a humorous Strunk and White for 4th through 8th graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student., Who ever said grammar can't be funny? As Patricia T. O'Conner proved in the adult version of "Woe Is I", grammar can entertaining and easy to understand. And now she's made it fun for middle-graders. With funny chapter names like "Incredible Shrinking Words," silly poems about meatballs, and examples that reference "Shrek" and earwax jelly beans, kids will know this isn't a dry, boring reference book-conversational language and humorous examples painlessly illuminate the rules of the English language. Like a humorous Strunk and White for fourth through eighth graders, this is destined to become a must-have for every English classroom and student., Like a humorous Strunk & White for middle graders, this adaptation of O'Conner's bestselling "Woe Is I" offers humorous examples and kid-friendly references to painlessly illuminate the rules of the English language. Illustrations.
LC Classification NumberPE1112.O277 2007
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