Lamar Public Library

We all know the basics of punctuation--or do we? In "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," Truss dares to say, in her delightfully witty way, that it is time to institute a zero tolerance approach to punctuation.

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

Children will delight in this zany story of a trip to the city of Solla Sollew.

Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird.

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from "gown" and "crown" to "boat", "coat", and "clown."

A complete program for teaching English as a second language. The program introduces over 2000 words and all basic English sentence structure. Four units of self instructions on twelve one hour DVD discs help you understand, speak, read, and write in English.

What is an antonym? Find out by enjoying the clever rhymes and comical illustrations of the concept of opposites.

Duck and Goose show what opposites are, such as awake and asleep, front and back, and slow and fast.

Includes definitions, explanatory photographs and illustrations, and guidelines for using the dictionary.

Depicts a little girl's visual images of her parents' talking about such things as bells that peel, banking a fire, and a running nose.