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“I Used to Know That” Book Series from Reader’s Digest
By Teachers.Net News Desk
News of an interesting collection of reference books from Reader’s Digest that are aimed at kids and adults:
The series is called I Used to Know That and they cover everything from grammar to geography to Shakespeare. We found them hard to put down, so consider purchasing the entire series for yourself, and another for a friend.
Write (Or Is That “Right”?) Every Time
Cool Ways to Improve Your English
By Lottie Stride
Published by Reader’s Digest
May 12, 2011; $9.99 US/$ 9.85 CAN; 9781606523414, eBook; $7.99; 9781606523001
Description
Make Grammar Easy and Fun!
Want to spell like a champ? Tackle those tenses? Put a full stop to punctuation problems? With Write (Or Is That “Right”?) Every Time, you’ll learn dozens of simple tricks to avoid these language minefields.
This lighthearted, informative guide is divided into bite-size chunks that include . . .
- Goodness Gracious Grammar: Fun ways to tackle the parts of speech, tenses, conjunctions, and clauses.
- Spelling Made Simple: Easy techniques to learn the rules — and exceptions — so you can become a spelling whiz.
- Punctuation Perfection: Effortless ways to conquer those punctuation dilemmas, from exclamation points, to all the commas in between.
So whether you’re drafting a research paper, filling out a college application, or penning your first novel, this book provides exactly the tools you need to write it right.
Author Bio
Lottie Stride, author of Write (Or Is That “Right”?) Every Time, is also the author of The Time Travelers’ Handbook: A Wild, Wacky, Wooly Adventure Through History! She lives in London with three children, along with one or two mice in the kitchen cupboard.
For more information please visit http://rdtradepublishing.com and http://www.rd.com/ebooks/
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My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me?
How to Speak and Write It Right
By Carolina Taggart and J.A. Wines
Published by Reader’s Digest
June 25, 2009; $14.95 US/$14.10 CAN; 9781606520260, eBook; $9.99; 9781606522707
Description
Avoid Grammatical Minefields with This Entertaining Guide
Confused about when to use “its” or “it’s” or the correct spelling of “principal” and “principle”? My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me? is a refresher course for anyone who has ever been stumped by spelling confusion, dangling modifiers, split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are.
Clever, informative, and fun, this delightful little handbook offers practical and humorous guidance on how to avoid falling into language pitfalls.
- Sentence Structure: Let’s ponder the subject or object: Is it “I” or is it “me”?
- Parts of Speech: Is it “whose” or “who’s”? “Which” or “that”?
- Punctuation: So where does that comma go, anyway?
- Spelling and Confusables: There are times when the spelling “rules” confuse.
- Elements of Style: You’ll find there’s lots more to know about grammar.
- . . . and for the grammar know-it-all, there are entertaining “Smart Aleck” tidbits throughout.
Author Bio
Caroline Taggart, co-author of My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me? How to Speak and Write it Right, has been an editor of non-fiction books for nearly 30 years and has covered nearly every subject from natural history and business to gardening and astronomy. She has written several books, including I Used to Know That and was the editor of Writer’s Market UK 2009. Taggart lives in London.
J. A. Wines, co-author of My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me? How to Speak and Write it Right, is a graduate of Oxford University and the author of several books on grammar and trivia.
For more information please visit http://rdtradepublishing.com and http://www.rd.com/ebooks/
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I Used to Know That
Stuff You Forgot From School
By Caroline Taggart
Published by Reader’s Digest
March 2009;$14.95US; 978-0-7621-0995-1
Facts from School You Forgot to Remember
Take an entertaining trip back to the classroom with I Used to Know That. Witty, engaging, and fun, this little book will appeal to the student in each of us. A one-of-a-kind collection of hundreds of facts learned long ago, it includes:
- Our Changing World: Test your knowledge of the latest geography.
- Prose and Poetry: From Shakespeare to diphthongs, English class will come alive again here.
- Math and Science: Quotients, phalanges, and protons . . . do these long-forgotten words take you back to high school days?
- History: As Santayana once said so well: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
Author Bio
Caroline Taggart has been an editor of non-fiction books for nearly 30 years and has covered nearly every subject from natural history and business to gardening and astronomy. She has written several books, including I Used to Know That and was the editor of Writer’s Market UK 2009. Taggart lives in London.
For more information please visit http://rdtradepublishing.com and http://www.rd.com/ebooks/
