Orem Library

This follow-up series to First Words provides an easy transition from learning single words to forming simple phrases. Kids learn simple conversation starters and responses, or can create their own unique phrases by combining building blocks of language.

A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round! From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends. Whether it's a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter...

Although Tennyson (1809-1892) has often seemed to personify the Victorian Age, he was a poet before it began and his poems endure to speak clearly to this modern one. His mastery of a great variety of poetic forms and moods enables him to communicate such extremes of feeling as 'calm despair and wild unrest' ; rapturous love : 'the soul of the rose went into my blood' ; and noble resolve ...

Margaret Cavendish, then Lucas, was born in 1623 to an aristocratic family. In 1644, as England descended into civil war, she joined the court of the formidable Queen Henrietta Maria at Oxford. With the rest of the court she went into self-imposed exile in France. Her family's wealth and lands were forfeited by Parliament. It was in France that she met her partner, William Cavendish, Marquess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a marriage that made her the Duchess...

Touch and trace the letters from A to Z in this stylish, design-led board book. See the alphabet reflected in the world around you from avocado to zebra.

Has someone ever told you they were on cloud nine? What does that mean exactly? Learn the meaning and origin of this unusual phrase and many more in this engaging, informative book. Colorful, humorous illustrations and clear examples help readers better understand idioms and how to use them. Additional features include a table of contents, a glossary, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, an introduction to the author and illustrator,...

¿Respondes el mítico fine, thank you cuando te preguntan cómo estás? ¿Confundes palabras que suenan igual y escribes igual palabras que son diferentes? ¿Hay expresiones típicas que nunca sabes cómo decir o que se te quedan on the tip of your tongue? Sea cual sea tu nivel, este libro es para ti. Dale vidilla a tu inglés, convierte a los false friends en tus besties y descubre cómo una small talk puede salvarte del silencio incómodo del ascensor....

A popular author in 1932 is commissioned to write a history of food in England to lift the spirits of the country during the Great Depression and finds herself interviewing housewives for hidden culinary gems.