The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder: Revised and Expanded Edition
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Book Overview
Increasing word power sounds like one of those dreary chores best palmed off on somebody else. The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder, the first in Fall Media's series of irreverent, educational books, makes the activity not only endurable but irresistible. The authors use classic dissing and one-upmanship to slyly introduce young readers to a wide range of words. A typical entry, for "emaciated," first presents the word as a joke ("Yo momma's so emaciated, she can hula hoop in a fruit loop."). The pronunciation is then given, along with a detailed, humor-inflected definition ("too skinny . . . skeletal") that invokes pop culture phenomena like supermodels, the Olson twins, Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and Ally McBeal. The book ties neatly into the "Yo Momma" phenomenon seen in recent MTV shows as well as books and games, and is an ideal gift choice for parents and educators looking to give young people a book they'll enjoy and share.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0974043982
ISBN13:9780974043982
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:Seven Footer Press
Length:184 Pages
Weight:0.52 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"
Age Range:8 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 3 and higher
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Grammar resource
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is hilarious!!! I'd recommend it to any teacher who has a sense of humor and is willing to add a little zing into the day for the kids and staff...a must read.
Vocabulary building becomes addictive
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book has been great. I bought it for my 7th grade daughter and she's been reading it and repeating the jokes. She's spreading them around her school too. She had kids on the school bus repeating the jokes and even a girlfriend who has absolutely no interest in anything academic was repeating the Yo Momma jokes in this book with big vocabulary words. What a fun way to learn vocabulary. By the way, the jokes in this book are really clean and the attitude is really positive. It seems like it could be crude, but it's not. It's just a way to put new vocabulary words in the hands of today's kids so they can learn the words.
Turgid with Persiflage
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Received this little marvel for the holidays. Entertaining and educational. A great gift for any wordsmith.
Great & Clever Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book is very clever and will be appealing to Jr. and High School students. They will learn vocabulary in spite of themselves with this!
Awesome!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
How can a book provide more? It entertains at rest, and inculcates on the can.
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