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The Weighty Word Book

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I have used The Weighty Word Book for 10 years in my third and fifth grade classrooms. The vocabulary words are excellent and the stories that help show the meaning are entertaining and meaningful. The students ask for me to read the book to them and they often not only remember the words, but also the stories for years. This is a wonderful book to show kids that they can have fun learning new "hard" vocabulary words. Try it, you'll find that you'll improve your own vocabulary.

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I love this book, this children's book...

Adults read children's books to children, but seldom pick one up for their own pleasure. They miss a lot by the omission. THE WEIGHTY WORD BOOK is an example of a book written for children that is delightful for adults, at least adults who love words.

It's written by three University of Colorado English professors and consists of a series of whimsical and enchanting stories about words -- selected words, useful and syllabic.

In the first story, for example, Benjamin Van Der Bellows, a bear "who did not know the things he was supposed to know" is moved each time he makes a mistake to an office on a lower floor. Predictably, he winds up in the basement. "So, whenever a person has been lowered in position or rank or office, we say that person has suffered an abasement."

There's an imaginative and articulate story about each letter of the alphabet. Don't miss this one -- it's for all ages and it's loads of fun.

The author of this book has found a wonderful techinique for teaching children words. When I was a freshman in high school, our teacher read this book to us. I can still recite all the words and their meanings.

My nearly 10-year-old daughter and I are thoroughly enjoying this book, and know that we are going to be clamoring for more. This is a tremendous book to read on your own, but even better to share it aloud with others!

I used this book to teach my own children new "Weighty Words," and loved it so much I now use it to teach college freshmen vocabulary. They love hearing the stories. The retention level is amazing, even for words like ingratiate!

I use this book with my third grade students. We read a story per week. Many of their parents tell me it becomes a topic of conversation each week as the child teaches Mom and Dad a new word. It is fantastic.

This book is just fantastic! It is the best way to learn new words. It tells you a story , and then, it tells you the definition! Trust me you'll laugh so hard that you'll probably cry.

I love this book! My teacher reads it to my class every day. I get so anxious to hear the story. It is so clever how the author creates stories from the weighty words. I'm learning new words and it is as fun as ever!

My favorite word was abasement. Abasement is my favorite word because I like the word basement. The word abasement means your going down lower. The way I know is because of a story in Weighy Words. A man was working in his office on the top office. He kept on going lower and lower untill he was in a basement.

I bought this book to help my soon to be fifth grade daughter who has an interest in language. Her best friend now asks for us to read the book whenever she comes over. My daughter took it on a camping trip and kids came from all around to read it with us. They love it! Even my husband enjoys hearing the stories (we both learned a couple new words, and we have masters degrees!). Buy this book for any older elementary child you know. Its a great gift to their future and they will have a great time with it!