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Big Words for Little People | 
 enlarge | Author: Jamie Lee Curtis
Creator: Laura Cornell
Publisher: Joanna Cotler
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 55
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 40
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 9.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 0061127590
EAN: 9780061127595
ASIN: 0061127590
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Amazon.com Review
I know some Big Words.
I'll teach them to you.
Although you are small,
you can use Big Words too. Big Words aren't scary.
They're big fun to learn.
I was taught once
and now it's your turn. The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words?big or little?are the bridge that connects us all. About the Author Jamie Lee Curtis loves big words but doesn't know how to spell many of them. She adores her family life, which includes the amazing Annie, the miraculous Tom and the hilarious and loving Christopher. She advocates for children around the world and appreciates her friends, family and colleagues. She lives in stunning and sunny southern California with her rotund dog, Frances. A Look Inside Big Words for Little People (Click on Images to Enlarge)
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Product Description
I know some Big Words.
I'll teach them to you.
Although you are small,
you can use Big Words too. Big Words aren't scary.
They're big fun to learn.
I was taught once
and now it's your turn. The eighth hilarious picture book by the #1 New York Times bestselling team of Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell helps little people communicate in a big person's world. With grown-up words like cooperate, respect, patience and considerate, a big, boisterous and zany family celebrates the power of language and discovers that words—big or little—are the bridge that connects us all.
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Jamie Lee Curtis does it again October 11, 2008
I love the Jamie Lee Curtis books and this one is as good or better than her other books. She has a wonderful way of speaking to kids on their level, without talking down to them. I plan on using this book in my school counseling lessons as well as reading it to my own children.
Values and Words....both BIG great lessons October 7, 2008
This book not only teaches our little ones some big words, but also some BIG values. We were very impressed by the book and the colorful illustrations kept my kids interested throughout the story!Mommy's High Heel Shoes
about time we stopped dumbing down the kids October 6, 2008
I have never dumbed down my speech for the benefit of kids. But I do take the time to explain 'big' words in little kid lingo. It is about time we stopped focussing on 'once upon a time' - don't eliminate it! - and expose kids to more words. It is just sad that we concentrate only on the little kids and seem to stop after middle school. We need big words for not-so-little people too....
Big Words are a Must! October 5, 2008
This was the first book I have read by Jamie Lee Curtis, but it won't be the last. I am now interested.
My son (4) and I chose this book from the library and now we own it. It is one of his favorites and we read it at least once a week. My 8 month old loves the pictures and stays put while we read this one. It has a lyrical flow.
My main attractions to this book are of course, the words and the concepts it teaches. As a special education teacher, I am all about using a better vocabulary in everyday conversation, something my mother passed down to me. I use these words with my children and incorporate their meanings everyday. It is great to have a fun way to solidify those same values in a book.
A fun educational book! September 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Cayden (age 4) and Max (age 2) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (9/08)
"Big Words for Little People" incorporates a lot of "big words" into everyday situations applicable to young children. Some of the words used in the book are "consequence," "inconsiderate," "persevere," "irate," and "cooperate."
Cayden: "I know the word `privacy." I say that I need privacy when I am in the bathroom!"
Max: "Me privacy too!"
Cayden: "A `consequence' is when you are naughty and you get a time-out."
Max: "'Propriate!"
Cayden: "Yes Max, we know that one too! `Appropriate' is when there is a show on that we can watch like Dora or Diego!"
Cayden: "I liked learning some new words and also seeing ones that we already knew! I didn't know the word `stupendous' before or the word `superb.' I liked the pictures in the book. There were a lot of different things to look at! My favorite was when the people were waiting in line at the water park and they spelled out the word `patience' with the line they were in. That was a long line!"
Parent's comments:
"Big Words for Little People" is an educational book that takes a number of useful, bigger words and presents them in a way that young children are able to understand. Cayden has been on a kick lately where he has been using bigger words like "assuming" and "obviously" so I knew that he would love this book and I was right! He already was familiar with many of the words but he learned quite a few new ones as well. The illustrations in the book were very colorful and eye-catching with a ton of things to look at! "Big Words for Little People" by Jamie Lee Curtis is definitely a fun book that will help to enrich any child's vocabulary!
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