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Yaks Yak - by Linda Sue Park (Hardcover)

Yaks Yak - by  Linda Sue Park (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In a funny and informative picture book, Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park and artist Jennifer Black Reinhardt roll out an entertaining survey of animals whose names are also verbs--in scenes where yaks yak, slugs slug slugs, rams ram, and kids kid.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>At once funny and informative, <i>Yaks Yak</i> presents animals acting out the verbs made from their names. Illustrations rich in comic details show hogs hogging, slugs slugging, and other spirited creatures demonstrating homographs, words with different meanings that are spelled and pronounced the same. A chart listing the words, their meanings, and their history is included. Ideal for sharing, this book offers a sprightly and fanciful introduction to a fun form of wordplay.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Amazon Best Children's Books of the Year: NonFiction <br> Shelf Awareness Best of 2016</b> <p/> "Details such as hats and teacups carry through from picture to picture, and on each spread the animal's behavior and interaction with other animals of its kind are spot-on...Children will recognize the behaviors from their fellow humans while learning new vocabulary in a memorable way." <br><b>-<i>Horn Book</i></b> <p/> * "Gleeful linguistic fun that kids will wolf down." <br><b>-<i>Publishers Weekly, STARRED review</i></b> <p/> * "Animal and word lovers alike will enjoy this clever take on homographs..." <br><b>-<i>School Library Journal, STARRED review</i></b> <p/> "Young readers will love this hilarious, informative book." <br><b>-<i>Booklist</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Linda Sue Park</b> is the author of the Newbery Medal book <i>A Single Shard</i> and the bestseller <i>A Long Walk to Water, </i> as well as several beloved picture book texts. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family. Visit her website at www.lspark.com. <p/> The acclaimed illustrator <b>Jennifer Black Reinhardt</b> lives in Iowa City. Visit her website at www.jbreinhardt.com. </p> <br>

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