An abundant cache of ideas for using words and wordplay to create engaging riddles and jokes.
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Grade 3-7-- Terban once again demonstrates the power of wordplay. This newest offering spills over with humor based on homonyms, homographs, and idioms, and explains how to create jokes and riddles using the peculiarities of the English language. Youngsters will not only come away with plenty of material to try on their friends, but will also receive pointers on developing their own. In addition to being fun, wordplay calls upon thinking skills and challenges readers in a playful way. The book is divided into chapters according to the linguistic ``trick'' that forms the jokes. A list of the word pairs or idioms used is given at the end of each chapter. O'Brien's comical pen-and-ink illustrations match the text beautifully. Although there are many other fine joke books such as Charles Keller's King Harry the Ape (Pippin, 1989), Louis Phillips's How Do You Lift a Walrus with One Hand? (Viking, 1988), and Fred Gwynne's A Chocolate Moose for Dinner (S. & S., 1988), Terban's is an excellent choice that adds an instructional dimension.
- Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Renee Steinberg, Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Great for classroom use and for aspiring comedians of any age." Booklist, ALA
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Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TOO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.
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First Sentence:
There are hundreds of words in English that sound exactly like hundreds of other words. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Census Taker, Miss Jones New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
There are hundreds of words in English that sound exactly like hundreds of other words. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Census Taker, Miss Jones New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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This book cites 3
books:
- Eight Ate: A Feast of Homonym Riddles by Marvin Terban in Back Matter
- The Gigantic Joke Book by Joseph Rosenbloom in Back Matter
- Punching the Clock: Funny Action Idioms by Marvin Terban in Back Matter
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