pronunciation

Readers are challenged to find the squares on many different things.

Looks at how many legs different creatures have, including a snake, horse, and centipede.

A girl thinks everything put on her plate looks great, but when the plate is empty, her tummy aches.

A young girl counts, one, two, three, four, five different bugs.

Looks at some of the different creatures that leave tracks in the snow.

A monkey pulls a zebra's tail, setting off a chain reaction that comes right back to the monkey.

The phonics book for teachers. Comprehensive information is given here for every spelling of every sound. For each spelling you find rules which govern it, exceptions to the rules, sample words to use for teaching the sound or spelling, etymological information, and more. Each sound is keyed to the Phonics Made Plain cards and chart.

"'A' might be for apple, but it's also for 'aisle' and 'aeons.' Why does the word 'gnat' start with a 'G' but the word 'knot' doesn't start with an 'N?' It doesn't always make sense, but don't let these rule-breaking silent letters defeat you! This whimsical, funky book . . . turns the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, poking fun at the most mischievous words in the English language and demonstrating how to pronounce them"--Provided by publisher.