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Riddles describe such objects as tables, clocks, caves, and airplanes that have parts with the same names as parts of the human body

Hardcover:

9780688320560 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1985, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Compares the parts of the body and their uses with other things of similar name such as mouth, teeth, shoulders and legs.

Uses riddles to introduce words that look and sound alike but have different meanings.

Hardcover:

9780688222178 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1980, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: Fourteen clever riddles, each illustrated in color, introduce the concept of homonyms, carefully explaining the multiple meanings of several simple homonyms

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An easy-to-read introduction to the origin and meaning of familiar compound words.

Hardcover:

9780688221751 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1979, cover price $8.25 | About this edition: A series of interlocking riddles, illustrated with strikingly original drawings, helps youngsters to explore the derivation and formation of compound words

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