Four self-teaching books contain 296 lessons that are broken down into small portions with a color graphic for each lesson. Say the answer & turn the page to check it. Sentence Basics covers sentence types, phrases, punctuation, parts of speech, singular & plural, possessives, syllables, prefix & suffix, & more. Learn over 150 homonym spellings & definitions in Spelling Homonyms. Increase your writing skills by using Vocabulary Builder. In Verbs & Usage you’ll learn about verb tenses, kinds of verbs, subject-verb agreement, & the correct usage of verbs in a sentence. This series is ideal for children & adults, parents, tutoring, school curriculum, review, & traveling.
When “cut” and “paste” meant using a scissors and Elmer’s glue, I laid out my first book. The printing company used a four-foot camera to convert the illustrations into images for the pages of the book. Space for the text was blocked out with black construction paper glued on onionskin paper. Pages and proofs went back and forth through the mail. Fast forward to scanners, digital cameras, JPGs, and PDFs. You gotta love it – having your creativity and memories jump to life, to be held in your hands and shared, seemingly within minutes.
Marcia Molnar