P&P: Paper Is Reading, Pencil Is Writing (Bookmarkit: JUNIOR Nonfiction) (Recommended Readings‪)‬

If you were a contraction (Word fun). Trisha Speed Shaskan. Picture Window, 2009. $23.98. 978-1-4048-4772-9. Grades 1-3. Entertaining pigs play through daily situations learning to use contractions. The text reads like a story, while the fact boxes give the simple instructions:" 'Who is' becomes who's." A brief quiz, glossary, Internet sites, and index are included. Reading and writing today (Reading and writing). Patricia Silva. Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2009.978-0-7614-4324-7. $28.50. Grades 2-4. The series takes the reader through the history of the written word. This easy to read and colorfully illustrated title focuses on current forms of communication including the talking balloon, disks, and email.