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Title: |
English in Blue & White |
| Sub-title: |
Lessons with Practice and Resources in Grammar, Composition and Literature |
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| By (author): |
Chris Giles, John Powell |
| ISBN10-13: |
1585100838 : 9781585100835 |
| Illustrations: |
illus |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
279.4x215.9mm |
| Pages: |
98 |
| Weight: |
.254 Kg. |
| Published: |
Focus - March 2005 |
| List Price: |
20.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Subjects: |
linguistics : Education |
Designed for middle school courses in English teaching a balance between grammar, composition and literature. |
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When you told me about Giles and Powell's in general terms, I expected to like it. I was not disappointed. As a streamlined explanation of English grammar's basic concepts and categories, English in Blue and White is exactly what is most needed and too often withheld from the middle-school students for whom it is primarily designed. It is accessible without being simplistic and thus also an excellent resource for older students playing catch-up in the field of grammar. I also admired the authors' incisive advice on the art of writing, an Elements of Style, in effect, for younger students. What I enjoyed the most, however, was their use of sample sentences of genuine literary merit, e.g., exemplifying adverbs with that great quip from Mark Twain: "I was glad to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." All in all, a very sensible and attractive work in a field where textbooks with those attributes are in short supply. -- David Mulroy, Professor, Classics, University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Author of The War Against Grammar
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