Brian P. Cleary

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from "gown" and "crown" to "boat", "coat", and "clown."

Introduces young readers to diphthongs and r-controlled vowels using wacky sentences and colorful art.

Explains and demonstrates how to write two types of ancient Japanese poetry: haiku and lanterns.

"The thing on the wing can sing. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"He can teach the speech at the beach. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

"Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"--

They say elephants never forget. Once you read this book, neither will you! Brian P. Cleary has tips for tackling all types of tricky science facts. This book is bursting with acrostics, acronyms, poems, songs, and more. Need to keep track of the order of the planets? Mel can help. As in: Mel's Very Excited Ma Just Served Us Nachos." How about photosynthesis? Sing a song about it to the tune of Row, Row, Row Your Boat"! And better yet, you'll get...

Come along and learn all about reading! Wacky sentences and colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com .