J. P. Sandy
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Ready to laugh until you're horse? Brian P. Cleary, author of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical™ series and the poetry collection Rainbow Soup, is off on a gnu hilarious adventure in language-PUNS! This imaginative collection of silly and sophisticated puns uncovers double meanings that are kind dove hiding in everyday phrases. A helpful pun-unciation guide is included on porpoise to help ewe give it a try!
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"A brief introductory chapter defines mnemonics, illustrates a few of the techniques with widely known examples, and encourages readers to begin developing their own. With no further jargon, the remaining chapters apply these strategies to random scientific facts in the areas of 'Earth and Space Science, ' 'Physical Science, ' 'Life Science, ' and 'The Scientific Method'"--Amazon.com.
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Humor is on sale at the Laugh Stand, so step up and pick out the laugh of your choice. From Tom Swifties-"'These are my underpants,' Tom said briefly."-to daffinitions-"Benign: What you are after you be eight."-to pangrams, anagrams, and even word diagrams, readers will chuckle their way through this adventure in humor.
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How in the world will you memorize everything you need to know for your next geography test? Brian P. Cleary can help! He's made up acronyms, poems, riddles, songs, and more to help those tricky geography facts stick in your brain. And better yet, this book will give you ideas for how you can create your very own painless memory tricks.
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"A bicycle-like device with a donut-shaped frame. Combination stilts and pogo sticks. Your own personal jetpack. What do these things have in common? They're all actual vehicles. Read about a variety of strange forms of transportation in this fun and fascinating book"--Provided by publisher.
8) Weird jobs
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Sniffing armpits. Scuba diving for golf balls. Building secret passageways. For some lucky people, these strange tasks are all in a day's work. Want to learn about the men and women who destroy old buildings or make movie sound effects? Discover a range of weird jobs from around the world!