Vocabulary Cartoons: Word Power Made Easy [Paperback]

Sam Burchers (Author), Bryan Burchers (Author), Joe Toth (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

Kids learned a word a minute in independent school test! 210 words every grammar school student should know, presented in an easy to read format with memory aids in the form of rhyming words and humorous cartoons for every word. Makes vocabulary fun! As easy as the comics.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: New Monic Books (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965242277
• ISBN-13: 978-0965242271
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My sixth graders want more!, October 25, 1999

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Lesia Canada English ([e-mail]) (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Word Power Made Easy (Paperback)

This book is a goldmine if you are trying to teach vocabularyto middle schoolers. I tried the first set of ten words with my students and when we were finished they asked, "When are we going to do more?" I purchased the matching blackline masters from the company and turned them into "mini-posters" which are hung around my room. Many students (even the ones I don't teach!) enter my room and ask, "When are you going to put up more? We know all of these!" Keep in mind that I had at least 50 on the wall when this was asked! But the true kicker is when a student viewed "The hamper scampered to the finish line" and said, "Wow, He's throwing out all his clothes!" A must-have for many laughs during learning!

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUDENTS LEARN A WORD A MINUTE, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Word Power Made Easy (Paperback)

i have personally talked with other teachers who conducted research on the vocabulary cartoon books and the claims made by the authors are completely as represented. Memory aids of both visual and rhyming association mnemonics provide an entertaining and rapid way to learn and retain new words. If there is a better way to build vocabulary I have never found it in my eighteen years of teaching english. Samantha Ann Vogt

34 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Elementary is a matter of opinion, November 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Vocabulary Cartoons: Word Power Made Easy (Paperback)

The so-called "elementary" edition of Vocabulary Cartoons is not elementary enough. "Ductile", "succor", and "capacious" are words whose meanings are more advanced than I was hoping for. I was also disappointed in the structure. I assumed from the title and from the cover information that words would be introduced through comic strip stories. Instead, the book is just a series of word-picture associations with no real story or funny taglines. It's probably a good book for junior high or high school students, but is above the elementary level.