"[The Weighty Word Book] 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."--The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colorado) 
 "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."--School Library Journal

The Weighty Word Book

Children's Books

Levitt, Paul M.

Burger, Douglas A.

Guralnick, Elissa S.

Literature & Fiction

University of New Mexico Press

Burdensome Katzenjammer Mystify Wondrous Zany 
These are five of the twenty-six words, one for each letter of the alphabet, that appear in Weighty Words, Too. As with the earlier Weighty Word Book, the stories, often fanciful, help young readers build their vocabularies. 
"Hibernate" tells the tale of Nathaniel, a very energetic Canadian bear, who plays in the snow with the other bears. Soon all the bears tire and want to sleep, with the exception of Nate. "He's hyper," one grizzly bear observes. "If it's winter sleep you want," advises Nathaniel, "then I suggest you do the opposite from me, hyper Nate." So, whenever animals sleep through the winter, think of "hyper Nate," and you will remember the word HIBERNATE.

Weighty Words, Too

How Raven Found the Daylight and Other American Indian Stories

Retells five legends from various Native peoples inhabiting the Pacific Northwest coast of America, as collected by anthropologist Franz Boas.

Politics & Social Sciences

Evitt, Paul M. L.

Social Sciences

Univ Pr of Colorado

History & Criticism

Answers questions about individual types of cancer and their treatment, examines the issue of unproven cures, and looks at current cancer research

The Cancer Reference Book: Direct and Clear Answers to Everyone's Questions

Medical Books

FACTS ON FILE+

Provides definitions for twenty-six vocabulary words from abasement to zealot with stories containing puns that provide mnemonic devices for remembering the definitions.

Bookmakers Guild

Introduces young readers to new and unusual words, combining fable and pun to embellish the twenty-six tales and the weighty words they contain

39 Forever: Living Long and Well

This new edition of the classic children's vocabulary builder features a new format and fresh art by Caldecott honoree Janet Stevens. Ages 9 and up

Gurger, Douglas A.

Roberts Rinehart Pub

Wherever stories are told, in whatever language, life and death hold center stage, along with pain and glee, mystery and magic, fools and foes, deceit and decency. This book has them all. Here, in embellishments upon the folklore of Native American tribes from the Pacific Northwest, are tales that seek to explain the world, dispel its darkness, and celebrate its light. So, meet a sorcerer whose magic can turn a horse into a loon, a man who becomes a bush-tailed rat, a girl whose sons were born as puppies, and a Native American tribe that sought the power of shamans to escape white men bent on destroying them.

Raven Finds the Daylight and Other Native American Stories

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Taylor Trade Publishing

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The Weighty Word Book

Weighty Words, Too

How Raven Found the Daylight and Other American Indian Stories

How Raven Found the Daylight and Other American Indian Stories

The Cancer Reference Book: Direct and Clear Answers to Everyone's Questions

The Weighty Word Book

39 Forever: Living Long and Well

The Weighty Word Book

Raven Finds the Daylight and Other Native American Stories