Stop and Go, Yes and No: What Is an Antonym? (Words Are CATegorical ®) - Softcover

Cleary, Brian P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822590255 ISBN 13: 9780822590255

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™, 2008

Synopsis

What is an antonym? You’ll find the answer inside this book―it’s all about antonyms! Author Brian P. Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable creatively clarify (not confuse) the concept of antonyms. Their clever (not foolish) rhymes and comical (not serious) illustrations combine to highlight key words. Each pair or group of antonyms is printed in color for easy identification.

About this title

About the Author:

Brian P. Cleary is the author of the Words Are CATegorical®, Math Is CATegorical®, Food Is CATegorical™, and Animal Groups Are CATegorical™ series, as well as several picture books. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3–Cleary describes and illustrates antonyms from the obvious stop and go, yes and no, front and back, fast and slow, to the more obscure: excite and soothe, hefty and diminutive. He elaborates on reasons for celebrating opposites and also describes how to create them through the use of powerful prefixes such as un,dis, im, and non. The illustrations for some pairs must have been quite a challenge for Gable, for example, depicting absurd and somewhat normal in two cartoon drawings. The bouncy lettering style enhances the whimsical rhymes and makes for yet another strong addition to collections of books about the English language.–Kathleen Meulen, Blakely Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0822590255
• ISBN 13: 9780822590255
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Gable Brian