{"product_id":"the-weighty-word-book-9780826345554","title":"The Weighty Word Book","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul M. Levitt,Douglas A. Burger,Elissa S. Guralnick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Unm Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.4lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 9.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826345554","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":66832952000557,"sku":"9780826345554","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_38a66cc3-aa74-4bf6-b9be-f806596254f0.jpg?v=1780775571","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/the-weighty-word-book-9780826345554","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}