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Brian P. Cleary
"A playful and punny illustrated poetry collection from Brian Cleary that's perfect for middle grade readers. Includes quick tips about poetic forms and poetic devices that teachers can use in…
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Brian Cleary
Presents an introduction to the rules for contractions in English, providing humorous, illustrated examples.
Concrete poems are shaped like their subjects. They can look like objects, animals, or even people. Ode to a Commode contains examples of concrete poems in full color and infomation…
This best-selling series introduces young readers to different types of words through rhyming verse and illustrations of comical cartoon cats. Offering a lighthearted perspective, each title shows readers the fun…
Rhyming words and illustrations exemplify adverbs and their functions.
What Is an Antonym? Youll find the answer inside this bookits all about antonyms! Author Brian P. Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable creatively clarify (not confuse) the concept of antonyms…
Presents an introduction to the rules for contraction in English, providing humorous, illustrated examples.
What is a conjunction? You’ll find the answer inside this book abecause it’s chock-full of conjunctions! Brian P. Cleary’s playful yet informative rhymes and Brian Gable’s humorous but helpful illustrations…
Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Clearys wacky sentences and Jason Miskiminss colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com
Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from gown and crown to boat and coat.
The latest addition to the best-selling Words Are CATegorical series, this fun-filled guide uses playful puns and humorous illustrations to creatively clarify the concept of pronouns. Key pronouns appear in…
Clever rhymes and comical illustrations combine to explain the concept of synonyms.
Playful rhymes and humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of suffixes for young readers. For easy identification, key suffixes appear in color, and the comical cats reinforce each idea.
Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present examples of palindromes, from mom and dad to race car to Was it a cat I saw?
Explains and demonstrates how to write two types of ancient Japanese poetry: haiku and lanterns.
Silly illustrations and rhymes help readers learn about compound words.
Humorous examples and rhyming text help explain subtraction.
Introduces essential measurement units, from grams to pounds to tons.
What is an adverb? It’s hard to explain but easy to show–and that’s just what this book does, in rhyming, comical verse that will have readers giggling as they learn…
Provides humorous explanations of similes and metaphors.
Introduces young readers to one method by which books in a library are classified, the Dewey Decimeal system.
Provides guidelines for forming plurals of English words when the usual rules of adding an s or es don’t apply.
The eighth title in this bestselling series takes a lighthearted look at homonyms and homophones with playful rhymes and comical cartoon cats. Spirited verses with key words printed in color…
An illustrated collection of silly sentences introduces early readers to short vowel sounds with consonant blends.
New from the author of the bestselling Words Are Categorical series comes this book that introduces basic math concepts to young readers. This first title covers the concept of addition…
In this fun-filled guide, playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Illustrations.
Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of adjectives, from hairy, scary, cool, and ordinary to tan and tall, funny, frisky, smooth, and small.
The bestselling Words Are Categorical series introduces young readers to different types of words through rhyming verse and illustrations of comical cartoon cats. Offering a lighthearted perspective, each title shows…
Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their trademark sense of humor to the topic of money. Rhyming text and goofy cats introduceUS coins and bills and demonstrate how to count…
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The crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the potent power of adjectives to describe the wonderful world around us. Cleary’s playful verse and Gable’s comical cats turn…
Math Is CATegorical ® introduces basic math concepts for young readers and reveals that sometimes math is easier to show than explain! This series helps children add up just how…
Rhymes from Brian P. Cleary and comical illustrations from Brian Gable pair up to introduce readers to comparatives and superlatives, forms of describing words that compare two or more things…
The zany CATegorical cats introduce the measurement of time, from seconds, minutes, and hours up to decades. Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their winning teamwork to this playful, fun…