Cryptomania! Teleporting into Greek and Latin with the CryptoKids - Softcover

Edith Hope Fine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0985759704 ISBN 13: 9780985759704

Publisher: Park Dale Press, 2012

Synopsis

Young readers teleport to adventures with the five CryptoKids (crypto = hidden) as they hunt for clues hidden in big, new words in Edith Hope Fine's "Cryptomania! Teleporting into Greek and Latin with the CryptoKids." Once students know that pachy = thick and derm = skin, they know why hippos, rhinos, and elephants are called pachyderms. Young readers meet real dinos (like Pachycephalosaurus and Pterodactyl) and invented ones (like Octocertops, Bicephalosaur, and Polychromopod). Explore eight Teleporter destinations (like the Classical World and Mathopolis), discover a Logoscope that turns roots into words, and learn how to create dinos with a Create-a-Critter spinner. Imagine a Dinoctopterasaur a terrible eight-winged dino! Based on Edith Hope Fine s teaching experience, "Cryptomania!" strongly supports Common Core State Standards. This 44-page book originally from Tricycle Press is the perfect tool for teachers, students, homeschoolers, families, tutors, and logophiles as they dig into basic word roots. Now available: "Greek and Latin for Cryptomaniacs," a 126-page student workbook. This companion to Cryptomania!, guides third to sixth graders (and beyond) to the 200 cool Greek and Latin roots found in the book and includes 100 new roots.

About this title

From the Publisher:

* A new, exciting way for educators and students to explore the English language.
* Includes the Greek alphabet and a CryptoKid exercise so kids can test their skills.

About the Author:

Children s author Edith Hope Fine loves words and their Greek and Latin roots. Her latest writing adventure is Greek and Latin for Cryptomaniacs!, a student workbook that pairs with her book Cryptomania! Teleporting into Greek and Latin with the CryptoKids and covers 300 basic Greek and Latin roots. Her most recent picture book is Sleepytime Me (Random House). Other award-winning books include Under the Lemon Moon, Armando and the Blue Tarp School (both Lee & Low Books), and Water, Weed, and Wait (Tricycle Press). Edith s nonfiction includes Nitty-Gritty Grammar and More Nitty-Gritty Grammar (Ten Speed Press)Barbara McClintock: Nobel Prize Geneticist and Gary Paulsen: Author and Adventurer (Spotlight Biographies, eFrog Press). Her Jump, Froggies! Writing Children s Books: 89+ Beginners Tip guides aspiring writers into the world of children s literature. She heads the published members group of the San Diego Chapter of SCBWI (Society of Children s Writers and Illustrators). A former teacher, Edith lives near San Diego, where she has turned many young readers into CryptoKids. Find her on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. And, yes, she s working on teleporting.

About this edition

• Publisher: Park Dale Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0985759704
• ISBN 13: 9780985759704
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 44
• Illustrator: Kim Doner