Alliteration Lily Loves Listening to Lullabies Surely Shirley Shaffer shouldn't shake the sugar, should she ?
Homophones
Onomatopoeia
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the Kings horses and all the Kings men Couldn't put Humpty together again
Where the acorn tumbles down, Where the ash tree sheds its berry, With your fur so soft and brown, With your eye so round and merry, Scarcely moving the long grass, Fieldmouse, I can see you pass. Little thing, in what dark den, Lie you all the winter sleeping? Till warm weather comes again, Then once more I see you peeping Round about the tall tree roots, Nibbling at their fallen fruits. Fieldmouse, fieldmouse, do not go, Where the farmer stacks his treasure, Find the nut that falls below, Eat the acorn at your pleasure, But you must not steal the grain He has stacked with so much pain. Make your hole where mosses spring, Underneath the tall oak's shadow, Pretty, quiet harmless thing, Play about the sunny meadow. Keep away from corn and house, None will harm you, little mouse.
basketball The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | 2008 | Copyright basketball game played generally indoors by two opposing teams of five players each. Basketball was conceived in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith, a physical education instructor at the YMCA college in Springfield, Mass., as a way to condition outdoor athletes during the winter months. His original list of 13 rules has undergone a century of revision, leading to faster pacing and greater athleticism. Today basketball is one of the most popular American sports and one the rest of the world has adopted. Basic Rules At each end of the court—usually about 92 ft (28 m) long and 50 ft (15 m) wide—is a bottomless basket made of white cord net and suspended from a metal ring, 18 in. (46 cm) in diameter, which is attached 10 ft (3.05 m) above the floor (usually hardwood) to a backboard made of fiberglass, wood, or other material. Players may throw, dribble (bounce), or shoot the Naismith...
hap ⋅ py ˈ hæp i/ [hap-ee]–adjective, -pi ⋅ er, -pi ⋅ est. 1.delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 2. contentment, or joy: a happy mood; a happy frame of mind. 3.favored by fortune; fortunate or lucky: a happy, fruitful land. Dictionary
Thesaurus Main Entry: Happy Synonyms: blessed, blest, blissful, can't complain, captivated, cheerful, chipper, chirpy, content, contented, convivial, delighted, ecstatic, elated, flying high, glad, jolly, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light, lively, looking good, merry, on cloud nine, overjoyed, peaceful, peppy, playful, pleasant, pleased, sparkling, sunny, thrilled, tickled, tickled pink, up, upbeat, walking on air blessedblissfulcheerfulcontentcontentedconvivialdelighted ecstaticelatedgladjollyjoyfuljoyous jubilantlaughinglightlivelymerryoverjoyedpeacefulpeppyplayfulpleasantpleased sparklingsunnythrilledupupbeat Antonyms: depressed, discouraged, dissatisfied, miserable, sad, sorrowful, unhappy depresseddiscourageddissatisfiedmiserablesad sorrowfulunhappy
Index Adult Clouds frog, 24 Craters, 345, 347 insect, Animals, endangered, Diet, 23,47,52 extinct, 32 Dogs 21,23,27 lifecycles, 24,26,29 Down, 46 Birds, 47,49,52,67 Earth, Butterflies, air, earthquakes, 387
Chapter Headings tell you the topics in a textbook. They also tell you if the book will give you the information you need. Bats What Bats Look Like p.11 Where They Live p.21 Foods They Eat p.32 How Bats Help Humans p.46