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Book: Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipsick, Dipstick: What Is A Compound Word? By Brian Cleary. A lighthearted book seeks to defuse the beginning reader’s fear of long compound words by showing that they are made up of short simple ones.
Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word? (Words Are Categorical): Brian P. Cleary, Brian Gable: 9780761349174: Amazon.com: Books
This wacky title explains what compound words are and provides an overabundance of examples, all in bouncy, rhyming verse and accompanied by kid-friendly, cartoon illustrations.
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