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sl8

(13,665 posts) Fri Nov 16, 2018, 12:16 PM Nov 2018

Need a gift idea for young kids?

Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Pterodactyl-Worst-Alphabet-Book-Ever/dp/1492674311

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Need a gift idea for young kids? (Original Post) sl8 Nov 2018 OP

Young kids? Heck, I'm putting it on my Xmas list! woodsprite Nov 2018 #1

Yay! n/t sl8 Nov 2018 #2

Is G for gnat? bif Nov 2018 #3

All the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce Brother Buzz Nov 2018 #4

A lot of teaching opportunities here (in addition to the linguistics) demmiblue Nov 2018 #5

Darn it! Why didn't I think of this! Laffy Kat Nov 2018 #6

I Once Did a Newspaper Quiz Leith Nov 2018 #7

woodsprite

(11,904 posts)

1. Young kids? Heck, I'm putting it on my Xmas list!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 12:21 PM

Nov 2018

I collect books and really like to find unique or ones with interesting artwork.

sl8

(13,665 posts)

2. Yay! n/t

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Fri Nov 16, 2018, 02:25 PM

Nov 2018

bif

(22,685 posts)

3. Is G for gnat?

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 02:42 PM

Nov 2018

Just wondering.

Brother Buzz

(36,374 posts)

4. All the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 04:33 PM

Nov 2018

The Worst Alphabet Book Ever!

demmiblue

(36,823 posts)

5. A lot of teaching opportunities here (in addition to the linguistics)

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Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:03 PM

Nov 2018

Neat book!

Laffy Kat

(16,373 posts)

6. Darn it! Why didn't I think of this!

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 05:05 PM

Nov 2018

That's going to sell like hotcakes and someone else is going to get RICH-er.

Leith

(7,808 posts)

7. I Once Did a Newspaper Quiz

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2018, 07:39 PM

Nov 2018

where the challenge was to take each letter of the alphabet and find a word where that letter was silent. It was one of the most difficult puzzles I've ever done.

Yes, there is a word in English with a silent Z. Two of them, in fact.

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