Dictionary skills are the building blocks for using all reference materials. However, many students are not confident using dictionaries. Building Dictionary Skills familiarizes students with the information included in dictionaries, as well as tools to help them quickly locate words and find meanings. Practicing dictionary skills will help students effectively use dictionaries to verify spellings, look up new words, and learn new meanings.
The enjoyable activities, puzzles, codes, and riddles in Building Dictionary Skills introduce the most essential reference skills supported by the NCTE and IRA standards. The reproducible worksheets provide progressive instruction of topics such as alphabetizing, guide words, and phonetic spellings. Students will learn to look up words, pronounce words, and understand dictionary entries. Dictionary skills are strengthened by specific activities on parts of speech, syllabic divisions, prefixes and suffixes, and multiple definitions. This workbook will help your students learn to successfully use any dictionary, including The McGraw-Hill Children's Dictionary.

Building Dictionary Skills, Grades 2 - 3 (Basic Skills)

Children's Books

Wagner, Laura

Education & Reference

Instructional Fair

Building Dictionary Skills, Grades 4 - 5 (Basic Skills)

No delicate ingenues, these. In the middle of the twentieth century, the Mary Pickfords of the movie world were replaced by a different sort of woman--drop-dead gorgeous, witty, not afraid to speak their minds, they could slay you with a look--and if that didn't work, look out for the pistol in the garter. These ground-breaking actresses helped change the course of movie history, charting a path for generations to come. These profiles of fifteen leading ladies--Lucille Ball, Lynn Bari, Joan Blondell, Ann Dvorak, Gloria Grahame, Jean Hagen, Adele Jergens, Ida Lupino, Marilyn Maxwell, Mercedes McCambridge, Jane Russell, Ann Sheridan, Barbara Stanwyck, Claire Trevor and Marie Windsor--include overviews of their lives and careers, and excerpts from interviews. Five photos supplement each profile. Jane Russell (one of the actresses profiled) provides a foreword.

Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames

Hagen, Ray

Biographies & Memoirs

McFarland Company

This first-ever biography of American actress Anne Francis will enlighten her casual fans and earn a nod of agreement from her diehard admirers. The star of such 1950s cinematic classics as Bad Day at Black Rock, The Blackboard Jungle and Forbidden Planet, Anne made the risky decision to transplant her talents to television--and as a result, her acting has often been taken for granted. But TV supplied her with the groundbreaking title role in Honey West (1965-66), where she became the first leading actress to portray a private detective on a regular weekly series. 
 All of Anne Francis' film and television appearances are chronicled, including a full episode guide for Honey West and a complete listing of her guest roles on such series as The Twilight Zone, The Untouchables and Murder, She Wrote.

Anne Francis: The Life and Career

Arts & Literature

Do you want to talk about the linguistic research that you think is important but you don't know where to start? Language is a topic that is relevant to everyone, and linguists are often asked to speak publicly about their research, to a range of lay audiences in the media, politics, festivals and fairs, schools, museums and public libraries. However, relaying this vital information in an engaging way can often feel like an insurmountable task. This accessible guide offers practical advice on how to talk about language to a range of non-academic audiences. It draws on the linguistics behind effective communication to help you have cooperative conversations, and to organize your information for a diverse range of people. It is illustrated with a wealth of examples from real-life scenarios, and includes chapter-by-chapter worksheets, enabling you to make your own fun and interesting language science activities to share with others.

How to Talk Language Science with Everybody

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Cambridge University Press

McKee, Cecile

In the era of Hollywood now considered its Golden Age, there was no shortage of hard-luck stories--movie stars succumbed to mental illness, addiction, accidents, suicide, early death and more. 
 This book profiles 23 actresses who achieved a measure of success before fate dealt them losing hands--in full public view. Overviews of their lives and careers provide a wealth of previously unpublished information and set the record straight on long-standing inaccuracies
 Actresses covered include Lynne Baggett, Suzan Ball, Helen Burgess, Susan Cabot, Mary Castle, Mae Clarke, Dorothy Comingore, Patricia Dane, Dorothy Dell, Sidney Fox, Charlotte Henry, Rita Johnson, Mayo Methot, Marjie Millar, Mary Nolan, Susan Peters, Lyda Roberti, Peggy Shannon, Rosa Stradner, Judy Tyler, Karen Verne, Helen Walker and Constance Worth.

Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies

McFarland

This simple story follows the antics of an avid birdwatcher and his son as they quest to find and document the most beautiful birds in the world. When the father asks his son which bird he thinks holds the prize for beauty, the son’s profound answer is one he never expects.

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

Science, Nature & How It Works

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Based on the beloved Christmas carol by Katherine K. Davis (1941), this fictional story brings old lyrics to new life as Samuel, the little drummer boy, retells the traditional nativity story. Born a poor, penniless street musician, Samuel journeys to Bethlehem to greet the new Savior and ends up giving not only Jesus, but the whole world, a priceless gift.

The Story of The Little Drummer Boy: Inspired by the Timeless Christmas Carol by Katherine K. Davis, 1941

Religion & Spirituality

Literature & Fiction

I Can Find God invites the reader to join one boy's journey as he discovers the presence of God in his little universe. The awe of a higher power is discovered everywhere as he experiences, through all five senses, joy in everyday miracles. Children of all ages will delight in this simple yet powerful message.

I Can Find God

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Building Dictionary Skills, Grades 2 - 3 (Basic Skills)

Building Dictionary Skills, Grades 4 - 5 (Basic Skills)

Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames

Anne Francis: The Life and Career

How to Talk Language Science with Everybody

How to Talk Language Science with Everybody

Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies

His Eye Is On The Sparrow

The Story of The Little Drummer Boy: Inspired by the Timeless Christmas Carol by Katherine K. Davis, 1941

I Can Find God