Brian P Cleary

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Coding Is CATegorical ™

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Don't swat that bug-fix it! Author Brian P. Cleary, illustrator (and coding hobbyist) Martin Goneau, and the indefatigable CATegorical cats offer a fun and accessible introduction to computer bugs.

3) -Ful and -Less, -Er and -Ness: What Is a Suffix?

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What is a suffix? You'll find the answer inside this book-it's overflowing with wonderful suffixes. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes and Martin Goneau's humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of suffixes for young readers. For easy identification, key suffixes appear in color, and the comical cats reinforce each idea. -Ful and...

4) This Python Isn't a Snake: What Are Coding Languages and Syntax?

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Coding Is CATegorical ™

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eBook, Kindle

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Cats can code? These cats sure can! Playful rhyming verse and goofy illustrations introduce coding languages and syntax. Readers will learn why we need special languages for coding and see examples from a number of languages. And they'll quickly find out why correct syntax is key for avoiding up-mixes mix-ups! Author Brian P. Cleary, illustrator Martin Goneau, and the enthusiastic CATegorical cats offer a fun and accessible introduction to these key...

5) Peanut butter and jellyfishes: a very silly alphabet book

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Millbrook Picture Book

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! The very funny Brian P. Cleary takes on the alphabet in this whimsical tour of everyone's 26 favorite letters. Rhyming, giggle-inspiring verses are illustrated with colorful digital collage artwork by Betsy Snyder. For added fun, every letter is hidden within the artwork—as are several objects starting with each letter!

6) But and for, yet and nor: what is a conjunction?

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Teaches grammar using rhyming text, humor, and illustrations. Key conjunctions appear in color for easy identification.

7) Skin like milk, hair of silk: what are similes and metaphors?

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Provides humorous explanations of similes and metaphors.

8) Lazily, crazily, just a bit nasally: more about adverbs

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Rhyming words and illustrations exemplify adverbs and their functions.

9) Slide and slurp, scratch and burp: more about verbs

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One book is never enough to explore the wide range of verbs! The crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the power of both action verbs and linking verbs. Brian P. Cleary's playful verse and Brian Gable's comical cats turn traditional grammar lessons on end. Each verb is printed in color for easy identification. Read this book aloud and share the delight of the sense and nonsense of words.

10) How much can a bare bear bear?: what are homonyms and homophones?

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Explains the concept of homonyms and homophones.

11) Quirky, jerky, extra-perky: more about adjectives

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! One book is never enough to explore the wide range of amazing adjectives! The crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the potent power of adjectives to describe the wonderful world around us-and our incredible imaginations. Brian P. Cleary's playful verse and Brian Gable's comical cats turn traditional grammar lessons...

12) Stroll and walk, babble and talk: more about synonyms

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Clever rhymes and comical illustrations combine to explain the concept of synonyms.

13) I and you and don't forget who: what is a pronoun?

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Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of pronouns and their functions, from "he" and "she" to "anyone", "neither", and "which."

14) Dearly, nearly, insincerely: what is an adverb?

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Rhyming text and illustrations present numerous examples of adverbs and their functions.

15) A lime, a mime, a pool of slime: more about nouns

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A group of cats provide a humorous introduction to nouns.

16) Stop and go, yes and no: what is an antonym?

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"What is an antonym? You'll find the answer inside this 20th anniversary edition! Brand-new Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fun new design will attract readers who want to know about antonyms"--

17) Pitch and throw, grasp and know: what is a synonym?

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"Author Brian P. Cleary and illustrator Brian Gable collaborate to clarify synonyms for young readers. With an updated design, new back matter, and hands-on Try It! features, this edition will attract new and returning readers"--

18) Cool! whoa! ah! and oh!: what is an interjection?

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Provides readers with numerous ideas for helping others, including volunteering, fund-raising, donating, and being a thoughtful friend and family member.

19) Tortoise, tree snake, gator, and sea snake: what is a reptile?

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Animal Groups Are CATegorical ™

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What is a reptile? Turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and many other creatures are all reptiles!

20) A bat cannot bat, a stair cannot stare: more about homonyms and homophones

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