Everything You Need To Know About English Homework [Paperback]

Anne Zeman (Author), Kate Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Everything You Need To Know..

Updated to keep pace with the latest changes in teaching methods and materials, an accessible guide highlights the latest information on grammar, word usage, and more and supports young people in the language arts curriculum. Original."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590493612
• ISBN-13: 978-0590493611
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #736,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #95 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Reference & Nonfiction > General

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome English Reference, April 11, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything You Need To Know About English Homework (Paperback)

As a home schooler I continually search for quality books at an affordable price. This book was an excellent find. The amount of information included here is exceptional. One look at the table of contents, I was sold. It covers topics from the history of language and alphabets to creative writing and reading literature, and of course, all the basics are here too. Each section is color coded for quick and easy reference. "Everything You Need To Know About English" makes English easy and understandable. This little book is not just a great value for the home schooling household, but should be in every home with school aged children or where anyone may need a well prepared English reference book.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every household needs this book!, October 24, 2001

By 

Jane James "homeschoolmum" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything You Need To Know About English Homework (Paperback)

This is a very concise, yet thorough look at our language. It starts with the history of languages, the percentage of the world population that speak the most common languages, a diagram of Indo-European languages and which one evolved from what. It defines terms like "semantics", "phonetics", "phonemics", "phonics", "morphemics", etc. It gives nine different alphabets, including sign language, smoke signals and morse code. It gives examples of Hebrew and Japanese. There are some very informative drawings of the mouth, and how sounds are made.

And that's just the first 15 pages.

If you want to know what the "CAT" in CAT scan stands for, or why we write "please R.S.V.P." on party invitations, you can find the answers here.

This book is very nicely laid out, easy to read and aesthetic, with nice pictures and lots of color. There is just tons of information in this book, but it's not weighty or difficult to understand. Unlike a typical textbook, one piece can be understood at a time - one doesn't need to start from the beginning and read all the way through it.

I knew this book would be useful for my kids, but when I read the page that completely - and simply - defined "past perfect tense", "present perfect tense" and "future perfect tense", I was sold. I immediately called my friend who is the head teacher at a K-12 school, and told her she needed to get this book! (Turns out she already has it, and uses it all the time with her students.)

I can't say enough good things about this book!