Fancy Nancys Favorite Fancy Words

Fancy Nancy 's many fans will want this alphabetically organized list of fancy words. Designed to expand vocabulary, the book places one new word and its definition on a page, then offers a sentence to show its use in context. For instance, accessories is defined as fancy extra stuff.

The sentence, which explains that Nancy has more fancy stuff than anybody else in the world, is bolstered by an ink-and-watercolor illustration, featuring Nancy covered in bows and boas, ribbons and wrappings. The vocabulary builders include great words = such as improvise and parasol = but kids will have fun with the concept, too. Grades K-2. --Ilene Cooper.

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