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Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany (Fancy Nancy)
Fancy Words Are Simply Fascinating
From everyone's favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep you dry, but a parasol will make you feel like a Hollywood movie star
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...moreHardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 2008
by HarperCollins
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As a first grade art teacher, I LOVE the idea behind Fancy Nancy. I am troubled by how young girls are confusing their love of frill with sexiness.I feel that many of the media characters they love and emulate add fuel to this problem. But as a former young girl, I understand the appeal of fancy things.
Fancy Nancy is different from Bratz, Disney princesses, and Hannah Montana. She's adorable and appeals to the pink and pretty aesthetic that girls this age are addicted to. But unlike other ...more
Fancy Nancy is different from Bratz, Disney princesses, and Hannah Montana. She's adorable and appeals to the pink and pretty aesthetic that girls this age are addicted to. But unlike other ...more
What can you say about Fancy Nancy? Stupendous! Exquisite! Fanciful! Girl with panache. I love her sense of self and her ingenuity. I love how much fun it is to read her books. I love the fussy details in the pictures. Kaiti and I have such a good time poring over the pictures, checking out all the details that add depth to the story.
This glossary actually recycles some of the pictures from other books but we don't mind -- we remember the original stories with affection.
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This glossary actually recycles some of the pictures from other books but we don't mind -- we remember the original stories with affection.
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Who wants to use a boring word like "disaster", when you can use a fancy word, like "fiasco"? This is a fun little book full of fancy words for every letter of the alphabet (with their definitions too, of course!) I can never get enough of Fancy Nancy. The illustrations are always fantastic and she's by far my favorite character to read out loud. My daughter is 8 and should probably start feeling too old for Fancy Nancy pretty soon, but I think she still asks me to read t...more
Cute book and great way to expand kid's vocabulary! Nancy says that when you add these words into your everyday conversation, it's like "adding sprinkles to vanilla ice cream!" So true :-)
The illustrations are charming, as ever--and that is where the problem arises, in my eyes. I believe all (or certainly most) of them are simply replicated from other Fancy Nancy books, so you won't really get anything "new" here.
The illustrations are charming, as ever--and that is where the problem arises, in my eyes. I believe all (or certainly most) of them are simply replicated from other Fancy Nancy books, so you won't really get anything "new" here.
I picked this book up after listening to an interview with Jane O'Connor and fell completely and totally in love with Fancy Nancy. She is too adorable. But even more than her love of all things fancy, is her love of great words. This book and the entire series is an exception to the rule of keeping the vocabulary simple and that is exactly what hooked me.
This book is about Nancy, she is a fancy little girl, she love to dress nice and she love to be different from everybody else. Nancy use fancy words when she talks. The uses so many vocabulary indeed to make her special. This book is good to teach children vocabulary. I really enjoy this book because my niece learned so much vocabulary from this book.
I love the Fancy Nancy books! This one is particularly cute, because it goes through the entire alphabet from A to Z but instead of your usual "A is for Apple", it uses new and creative words to keep kids attention. It is very useful for interactive read alouds because you are able to ask the children to guess what they think each word means.
From everyone's favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep you dry, but a parasol will make you feel like a Hollywood movie st
Author: Jane O’Connor
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
Publisher: HyperCollins
Genre: Picture Book - Alphabet
Summary: A fancy kid’s thesaurus. My favorite would be O is for ooh la la! Is fancy for look! How wonderful!
Response: I’ve become a fan of the Fancy Nancy series. I think this would be a nice way on introducing new words to children/
Themes/Concept/Connection: ABC’s, Thesaurus
Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser
Publisher: HyperCollins
Genre: Picture Book - Alphabet
Summary: A fancy kid’s thesaurus. My favorite would be O is for ooh la la! Is fancy for look! How wonderful!
Response: I’ve become a fan of the Fancy Nancy series. I think this would be a nice way on introducing new words to children/
Themes/Concept/Connection: ABC’s, Thesaurus
I LOVED this story. We had it out from the library for 3 weeks and I read it aloud to my girls at least once everyday. I love the word Zany! This book series is a great idea and a wonderful way to increase a child's (and an adult's!) vocabulary.
This book has a lot of big words in it. It goes through the alphabet by finding descriptive words that goes along with each letter. The words would be inapporpriate for the younger grades unless somebody is reading them to the child.
This is a great book. It has a lot of words that will help to broaden a child's vocabulary. This book is also great to use when learning or reviewing the alphabet. I have seen many fun lessons with the Fancy Nancy books!
What a fun spin on an alphabet book. What's neat is that it's a great book even after children have mastered their alphabet letters because it affords the opportunity to enhance their vocabulary.
This is a really fun book that helps children to learn the concept of synonyms. Also, it helps children to learn lots of new and more exciting words that they can use in their speech and writing.
Fancy Nancy is a favorite in our girls house. I love hearing my girls her "fancy" words. It is doing the fancy word alphabet but it is still in story form which is still fun to read.
It contains words for each letter from A-Z and it also gives the meanings of the words being shown.
Some of the letters and words even have sentences to go along with them.
Some of the letters and words even have sentences to go along with them.
This book is a fun and creative way to teach your child some new vocabulary words. My girls love it. We read this one probably more than the others.
This is so cute! My little girl can recite the entire book word for word. We all get a kick out of Fancy Nancy and her fancy words.
An A-Z book of fancy words with a casual definition and a sentence using the word centered around the character, Fancy Nancy.
A great ABC book that is far from ordinary!! Really stretches a child's vocabulary. Most appropriate for 2 and up.
This is a fun little alphabet book with all kinds of "fancy" words, but no story line to keep kids interested.
Fun alphabet book with "fancy" words. Might be good for a lesson on synonyms. It again is quite girly. Love the illustrations! You could use this book as an example for students to make their own "Bigger" or "Fancy" Vocabulary Alphabet book.
The book goes through "fancy" words that Nancy likes. It is a good way to teach vocabulary in a fun way.
Fancy Nancy is definitely most elaborate--intricate and rich in detail. Illustrations are wonderful.
An A-Z vocabulary book, Fancy Nancy style. A fun book to use in teaching young girls new words.
This is the perfect dictionary for every glamorous little girl. Great illustrations for every word.
A fun ABC book to increase your child’s vocabulary. Girly girls will especially like Fancy Nancy.
A Fancy Nancy alphabet book. There is a fancy word for each letter of the alphabet.
A "fancy" vocabulary book. The 3 stars is merited for the detailed illustrations.
A fun way to present "fancy" words that will expand the vocabulary of young girls.
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Since the publication of Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor's closet now boasts so many boas, tiaras, and sparkly ensembles that sometimes friends do not recognize her on the street. She still resides (that's a fancy word for lives) in New York City with her family and their canine companion, Arrow. --from the publisher's website
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