{"product_id":"the-weighty-word-book","title":"The Weighty Word Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paul M. Levitt, Douglas A. Burger, Elissa S. Guralnick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by UNM Press, 2009-04-15\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47261120889001,"sku":"PHBK-9780826345554","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/5324763482482.jpg?v=1783960496","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/the-weighty-word-book","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}