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Big Words for Little People

by Jamie Lee Curtis

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ISBN13: 9780061127595
ISBN10: 0061127590
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I know some Big Words.

I'll teach them to you.

Although you are small,

you can use Big Words too.

Big Words aren't scary.

They're big fun to learn.

I was taught once

and now it's your turn.

The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words—big or little—are the bridge that connects us all.

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Big Words For Little People is the eighth, hilarious picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling team Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell Big Words For Little People empowers children--to communicate with BIG, grown-up words like COOPERATE and RESPONSIBLE, to help them navigate childhood with the language of good values so they'll understand what it means to do the right (BIG WORD: Appropriate) THING.

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Jamie Lee Curtis loves big words but doesn't know how to spell many of them. She adores her family life, which includes the amazing Annie, the miraculous Tom and the hilarious and loving Christopher. She advocates for children around the world and appreciates her friends, family and colleagues. She lives in stunning and sunny southern California with her rotund dog, Frances.

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: Chris Horne, April 22, 2009 (view all comments by Chris Horne)
While teaching 'big words' to little people, she is also teaching mini lessons. For example, when she teaches the word Consequence, she says to them - "When you're at school and you get in trouble, for chewing your gum, and exploding a bubble, and you stay inside when your friends get to play, your consequence is no recess that day". And there is story about when shopping, if people get irrate, then you should cooperate. So it's a book that helps children understand these big words that we use with them.
As usual, the illustrations are fantastic and colorful and fun, and the words and lessons are great for them and there is so much to learn in here. I especially love when they talk about the most important word Love at the end of the book. "Love is the biggest big word of all, four little letters that help you walk tall, love is your family, your siblings, your friends, love is your ocean without any end". Jamie is a great 'teacher' for kids. She has a great way with words and making learning fun. This book is fantastic and really enjoyable for kids (and adults reading it to the kids). I highly recommend this and am sure everyone will have hours of fun reading and re-reading it again and again.
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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780061127595
Author:: Curtis, Jamie Lee
Publisher:: HarperCollins
Illustrator:: Cornell, Laura
Author:: by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell
Author:: Cornell, Laura
Subject:: Concepts - Words
Subject:: Family - General
Subject:: Conduct of life
Subject:: Stories in rhyme
Subject:: Concepts - General
Subject:: Children s-Concepts
Edition Description:: Hardcover
Publication Date:: 20080931
Binding:: HARDCOVER
Grade Level:: from PreS to 3
Language:: English
Illustrations:: YES
Pages:: 40
Dimensions:: 8 x 8 in 4.64 oz
Age Level:: 04-08

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