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*caper (pronounced phonetically with a long "a"), meaning a dance or little skip that is playful | *caper (pronounced phonetically with a long "a"), meaning a dance or little skip that is playful | ||
*warren (pronounced phonetically), meaning a system of underground tunnels, as in burrows dug by rabbits | *warren (pronounced phonetically), meaning a system of underground tunnels, as in burrows dug by rabbits | ||
| + | *Satyr (pronounced SAH-dər), a devilish mythological he-goat, biblical references at Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15, Isaiah 13:21, and Isaiah 34:14. | ||
| + | *spar (pronounced phonetically, spär), a thick and study pole as might be used as a ship's mast to hoist sails | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[phonics reading list]] | *[[phonics reading list]] | ||
[[category:books]] | [[category:books]] | ||
Revision as of 05:38, December 18, 2023
- See also: Aesop's Fables
The Aesop for Children is an illustrated adaptation of Aesop's Fables as published by Barnes & Noble Books.
This book has large print and is excellent for teaching phonics to a beginning reader. It has terrific colorful illustrations by a skilled artist.
There are about a dozen typos that can a motivator for the reader to find.
Vocabulary
- caper (pronounced phonetically with a long "a"), meaning a dance or little skip that is playful
- warren (pronounced phonetically), meaning a system of underground tunnels, as in burrows dug by rabbits
- Satyr (pronounced SAH-dər), a devilish mythological he-goat, biblical references at Leviticus 17:7, 2 Chronicles 11:15, Isaiah 13:21, and Isaiah 34:14.
- spar (pronounced phonetically, spär), a thick and study pole as might be used as a ship's mast to hoist sails