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Explains the concept of homonyms and homophones.

Confused by the different meanings of words that sound alike, alittle girl imagines such unusual sights as "a king who rained"and "the foot prince in the snow."

Do you think there's no more to know about homonyms and homophones? This book will prove you wrong! With dozens of laughs per second, the value of the lesson doesn't lessen the second time around. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes and Martin Goneau's humorous illustrations creatively present fresh examples of homonyms and homophones for young readers. For easy identification, each pair of homonyms or homophones appears in color, and the comical cats...

A playful exploration of homonyms reveals how preschoolers can have fun with language, posing such questions as whether to find glasses on a shelf or a face and whether to find a wave at the beach or a train station.

A collection of original riddles, each using a homonym as the answer : bizarre-bazaar, knight-night, and similar pairs of words.

A collection of over seventy riddles using homographs, words that are spelled the same but differ in meaning and pronunciation.

Learn what a homonym or homophone is in a fun and easy way.

Photographs and simple text introduce homonyms, words that are spelled and sound the same but have different meanings.