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From: agrima@nbp.org<BR>Reply-to: nbp@nbp.org<BR>To: nbp@nbp.org<BR>Sent:
10/7/2009 11:04:27 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time<BR>Subj: NBP-Announce: Kids:
Dear Deer: A Book of Homophones<BR></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000
size=2 face=Arial>October 2009 Book Club Selection<BR>Deer Dear: A Book of
Homophones<BR>by Gene Baretta<BR>Print/Braille edition, $16.95<BR>Ages
4-9<BR><BR>"Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled
differently<BR>and have different meanings, such as moose (the animal) and
mousse (the<BR>dessert)."<BR>- from the "Note to the Reader"<BR><BR>While any
early reader or writer can get tripped up by homophones, they<BR>can be
especially tricky for young braille users who may have heard the<BR>words, but
have never come across them in writing. In Deer Dear, author<BR>Gene Barretta
uses homophones in simple, sometimes silly sentences,<BR>placing the
same-sounding words into a context that clearly demonstrates<BR>their meaning
and usage. <BR><BR>Clever Aunt Ant has just moved to the zoo. Speaking in
homophones, she<BR>describes the quirky animal behavior she sees. There's the
MOOSE who<BR>loved MOUSSE and ATE EIGHT bowls, and the WHALE who was ALLOWED
to WAIL<BR>ALOUD-and that's just for starters.<BR><BR>This playful book
introduces children to the richness of language<BR>through the concept of
homophones. After reading it, don't be surprised<BR>when kids start asking,
"How's that spelled?"<BR><BR>A Children's Book-of-the-Month Club
Selection!<BR><BR><BR>"My precocious 5 year-year-old grandson, Evan, requested
this book after<BR>he wrote to Santa Claus as Deer Santa. When his mother
explained it<BR>should be Dear Santa, Evan answered, 'Well the letter is for
the<BR>reindeer too!' This book given as a gift explained the difference
not<BR>just of the dear/deer, but many other homophones as well. Evan
really<BR>liked the book."<BR>-Molly Nash Larson, Bartlesville OK<BR><BR>"My
children absolutely love Gene's latest creation. It was great to see<BR>their
minds work to figure out the meaning of the homophones."<BR>- Diane Kelly,
Pittsburgh<BR><BR>To order or read more about this book online,
visit<BR>http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/BC0910-DEER.html<BR><BR>******<BR>To order
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