Thesaurus Rex (Houghton Mifflin Pre-k: Theme 8: Let's Move) - Softcover

Steinberg, Laya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0618513779 ISBN 13: 9780618513772

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School, 2005

Synopsis

Thesaurus Rex goes through his day and gives new words to try for describing his actions.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 3-Thesaurus Rex spends his day exercising, exploring, and getting into trouble. After a nutritious dinner, the little turquoise dinosaur takes a bath and is tucked into bed by his mom. Filled with descriptive language, the text offers numerous synonyms for each activity. For example, when Rex exercises, he is "stretching, reaching, extending, bending." The bouncy, rhyming language is enhanced by bright watercolor-and-crayon illustrations that create a wonderful sense of movement. One picture shows the happy dinosaur jumping into a swamp; brown mud splashes cross over to the opposite page where he is shown again, no longer smiling and buried in the slime. Many of the words used are listed as synonyms in Scholastic Children's Thesaurus (Scholastic, 1998) and American Heritage Children's Thesaurus (American Heritage, 2003), a connection that could be useful for older students. An entertaining and painless way for children to broaden their vocabulary while enjoying a fun story.
Elaine Lesh Morgan, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR
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Review:

"Filled with descriptive language, the text offers numerous synonyms for each activity...The bouncy, rhyming language is enhanced by bright watercolor-and-crayon illustrations that create a wonderful sense of movement. One picture shows the happy dinosaur jumping into a swamp; brown mud splashes cross over to the opposite page where he is shown again, no longer smiling and buried in the slime. An entertaining and painless way for children to broaden their vocabulary while enjoying a fun story." --School Library Journal (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin School
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0618513779
• ISBN 13: 9780618513772
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Harter Debbie