{"product_id":"the-weighty-word-book-9780826345554","title":"The Weighty Word Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe Weighty Word Book\u003c\/i\u003e] will appeal to kids who want to sound as smart as they are. It offers a clever, funny way to introduce new words into the vocabulary. . . . There's one word for every letter of the alphabet--wait until you see what they do with dogmatic, juxtapose and zealot.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e (Colorado Springs, Colorado) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each of these twenty-six short stories takes an elaborate, circuitous path that leads to a 'weighty' one-word punch line. . . . It's a creative and humorous approach to vocabulary building, and a natural lead in to having students create their own tall tales with multisyllabic conclusions.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul M. Levitt teaches in the department of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eChin Music: A Novel of the Jazz Age\u003c\/i\u003e and numerous books for younger readers and scholars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDouglas A. Burger is associate professor of English at the University of Colorado, Boulder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElissa S. Guralnick is professor of English, College of Music, at the University of Colorado, Boulder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanet Stevens has written, adapted, or illustrated numerous award-winning books for children, including \u003ci\u003eAnd the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e (Child Magazine Best Children's Book List, 2001), \u003ci\u003eTops \u0026amp; Bottoms\u003c\/i\u003e (Disney NAPPA Book from LA Parent), and \u003ci\u003eThe Three Billy Goats Gruff\u003c\/i\u003e (Parents Choice Award).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Unm Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676165931282,"sku":"9780826345554","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4e5abde2-aefc-4998-9af5-a5f28d5ac0c9.jpg?v=1761047536","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-weighty-word-book-9780826345554","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}