MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01971cam a2200241 a 4500
001 2008045364
003 DLC
005 20110605080850.0
008 081030s2009 nyu j 000 0 eng
010 $a 2008045364
020 $z9781576856747 (pbk.)
020 $a1576856747 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aLB1631$b.J875 2009
082 00 $a428.1071/2$222
245 00 $aJunior skill builders :$bword power in 15 minutes a day.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bLearningExpress,$cc2009.
300 $avii, 248 p. ;$c26 cm.
505 0 $aLesson 1: why work on your vocabulary? -- Lesson 2: tools and techniques for learning new words -- Lesson 3: use a word's context to figure out its meaning -- Lesson 4: create meaning from connotations -- Lesson 5: understanding word parts -- Lesson 6: take words down to their roots -- Lesson 7: mnemonics, or, codes to help you spell words! -- Lesson 8: synonyms and antonyms: "similars" and opposites -- Lesson 9: figure out which is the right word -- Lesson 10: discover new nouns -- Lesson 11: pick the best adjectives -- Lesson 12: zip up verbs -- Lesson 13: dress up verbs with adverbs -- Lesson 14: words to describe personalities -- Lesson 15: words to describe feelings -- Lesson 16: words to describe extreme emotions -- Lesson 17: strange feelings and emotions -- Lesson 18: learn words for the sciences -- Lesson 19: you may see the doctor now -- Lesson 20: words about families -- Lesson 21: mind your manners -- Lesson 22: words from popular culture -- Lesson 23: words from the sports arena -- Lesson 24: words about politics -- Lesson 25: words about computers -- Lesson 26: words we've adopted -- Lesson 27: words that really mean something else -- Lesson 28: confused and abused words -- Lesson 29: words about words -- Lesson 30: words with extra power.
650 0 $aVocabulary$xStudy and teaching (Secondary)$vJuvenile literature.
710 2 $aLearningExpress (Organization)