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Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is A Compound Word? (words Are Categorical ®) by Brian P. Cleary is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is A Compound Word? (words Are Categorical ®) about?
What is a compound word? You'll find the answer inside this book—it's a stockpile of compound words! Brian P. Cleary's upbeat rhymes and Brian Gable's sidesplitting illustrations bring compound words to life. We've highlighted the compound words with colored type to make them easy to identify. Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? overturns traditional grammar lessons. Read this book aloud with everyone you know and share in the delight of the sense—and nonsense—of words.
Who reads Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is A Compound Word? (words Are Categorical ®)?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Brian P. Cleary
- Publisher
- Millbrook Press TM
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781467743655
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Language Learning
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (86 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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