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Yaks Yak: Animal Word Pairs Hardcover – Picture Book, March 8, 2016

by Linda Sue Park (Author), Jennifer Black Reinhardt (Illustrator)
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At once funny and informative, Yaks Yak presents animals acting out the verbs made from their names. Illustrations rich in comic details show hogs hogging, slugs slugging, and other spirited creatures demonstrating homographs, words with different meanings that are spelled and pronounced the same. A chart listing the words, their meanings, and their history is included. Ideal for sharing, this book offers a sprightly and fanciful introduction to a fun form of wordplay.
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 7 years
  2. Print length
    40 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 0.43 x 9 inches
  6. Publisher
    Clarion Books
  7. Publication date
    March 8, 2016
  8. ISBN-10
    0544391012
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0544391017
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Gr 1–4—Animal and word lovers alike will enjoy this clever take on homographs, in this case, verbs that are spelled and pronounced like animal names. Each spread features a comical illustration of animals engaged in unusual activities. A short sentence such as "Flounders flounder" or "Dogs dog dogs" appears on the verso, with a definition of the verb on the recto. Thus, yaks yak over tea, quails quail at an imposing dragon kite, bats bat baseballs in a midnight sky, and pairs of slugs slug slugs with red boxing gloves. A final spread offers a chart of the word pairs followed by the derivation of the animal's name as well as that of the action word. In some cases the verb refers to the animal's behavior, such as ape, parrot, and ram. In other cases, one seemingly has nothing to do with the other, as in quail, steer, and kid. The vibrant, amusing watercolor-and-ink illustrations introduce youngsters to some words and animals they may not know. They are occasionally enhanced with funny speech bubbles such as upside down flounders remarking, "I did not mean to do that" or relentless badgers begging an apple, "Be kind…give me the apple…you don't need…[it]…. You could stand to lose a few pounds…." or greedy hogs hoarding piles of apples with signs like "MINE ALL MINE!" Other whimsical touches, such as a small fish fishing for The Book of Compliments will offer knowing readers a chuckle. VERDICT An original and fun way to build vocabulary.—Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools

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"Young readers will love this hilarious, informative book." — Booklist

"Animal and word lovers alike will enjoy this clever take on homographs..."  — School Library Journal (starred review)

"Gleeful linguistic fun that kids will wolf down."   — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

 "Details such as hats and teacups carry through from picture to picture, and on each spread the animal’s behavior and interaction with other animals of its kind are spot-on...Children will recognize the behaviors from their fellow humans while learning new vocabulary in a memorable way."  — Horn Book Magazine

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarion Books; Illustrated edition (March 8, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0544391012
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0544391017
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 7 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.43 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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  1. Linda Sue Park

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    Linda Sue Park is the author of the Newbery Medal book A Single Shard, many other novels, several picture books, and most recently a book of poetry: Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems). She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family, and is now a devoted fan of the New York Mets. For more infromation visit www.lspark.com.

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    Jennifer Black Reinhardt is a happy illustrator and writer. She grew up in a cozy town in the mountains of Pennsylvania, surrounded by creative artists and quirky collections. Literally drawing from all that inspiration, Jennifer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University where she received a degree in Illustration.

    After working at advertising agencies and honing her skills at now obsolete design technology, Jennifer went on to have her artwork featured as best selling calendars, humor books, needlepoint kits, collector plates, and a Louie Award winning line of greeting cards.

    Jennifer has created several books for children including; Gondra's Treasure, written by Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park, Sometimes You Fly, written by Newbery award winner Katherine Applegate (Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Blue Ethel, (Margaret Ferguson Books, Farrar Straus and Giroux) Yaks Yak (Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) written by Newberry award winning author, Linda Sue Park, The Inventor’s Secret; What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford (Charlesbridge Publishing) by Suzanne Slade, Rabbi Benjamin’s Buttons (Charlesbridge Publishing), by Alice B. McGinty, and The Adventures of a South Pole Pig (Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), written by Chris Kurtz.

    Watch for Playing Possum (Clarion, HMH), written and illustrated by Jennifer in 2010!

    Trading the mountains for the prairie, Jennifer now lives in Iowa City, Iowa. She happily works in a comfortably messy studio in her home where she lives with her husband. To see more of Jennifer’s work please visit her website at JBReinhardt.com.

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Grassshopper021
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the pictures and educational info
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2016
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This book is adorable, hilarious, and educational. I really like that it tells you what the animal's names mean. The pictures in this book are awesome...I could just stare and stare at them. The book tells you about the animals in a joking yet educational manner. Great for all ages, but I would say that Kindergarten and up would be the best range.
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S in Hays
5.0 out of 5 stars Teaches through humor!
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019
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My grandson really likes this book. Illustrations are interesting and colorful, and the text allows children to understand that a word may have more than one meaning.
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E. Hugh
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to discuss vocabulary, funny illustrations
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
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My 1st grader LOVES this book! I recently brought it in to read to his class and when I pulled it out of my bag, my son exclaimed, “that’s my favorite book!” His whole class really seemed to enjoy it!
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Katie
4.0 out of 5 stars 6 year old loves it
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2019
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My son is six. He really enjoys this book. I did have to explain the idea of the book to him a few times for him to understand it but now it’s the main bed time story.
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D. Lemieur
5.0 out of 5 stars clever and interesting
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019
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This book is wonderful. Makes me laugh. Makes my grandkids laugh.
I love the fact that it includes the etymologies of the words.
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LeeAnne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching tool and such a fun play of words
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017
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Great teaching tool and such a fun play of words. I learned a few myself and was certainly surprised!!! I recommend this to EVERY PARENT
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Suzy
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and entertaining. GREAT ILLUSTRATIONS!
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019
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Ingenious use of words for young readers.
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Claudia Reder
4.0 out of 5 stars What a fun way to learn about language and how silly English ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016
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What a fun way to learn about language and how silly English can be. I couldn't even guess what some of the animals would do in this book.
A very creative venture.
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