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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2021 | Print
Gr 3–6—Holowaty deploys a chatty style and fun fact text boxes to lure readers. Airy design and copious, zany, often punning, black-and-white line sketches also help. Words are logically grouped in 24 categories such as history, music, money, sports, politics, "borrowed language," and homophones. Avoiding general rules, the book opts for specific helpful spelling and pronunciation tips and offers many clever mne...Log In or Sign Up to Read More