Reviews of the award winning childrens book elberts bad word, written and illustrated by don and audrey wood. Course i will never be able to wash out my kids mouths because they now know that wont get rid of the word. He reaches out, catches it, and puts it in his back pocket. Elberts mother then takes him to the bathroom so he can wash his mouth out with soap. Another chain of events causes another mallet to drop on elberts toe and this time, he utters several exclamations, but none of them are bad. And so it was with young elbert, who snatched one out of the air one day at an elegant garden party and stuffed it into his pocket. With humor and insight, audrey wood tells a tale certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word. Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation. A little while later, it slips out of his mouth before he has time to stop it. Elberts bad word available in vhs ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers.
Elberts bad word book by audrey wood illustrator, don. Elberts bad word this tale is certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word and elberts cure provides an ingenious solution to the problem. The vivid, hilarious illustrations rendered by audrey and don wood together offer fans. Buy the hardcover book elberts bad word by audrey wood at indigo.
This book is a cute story about how a young boy accidentally picks up a bad word while at an elegant dinner party and gets in big trouble for it and will surely amuse both the old and young audience for many years. For example, ask the kids what a boa is and tell them what it is. Best book on using naughty words this unusual picture book is a great way to teach kids not to use those funny words adults sometimes use when they are angry. Every person at the party paused what they were doing due to the fact they were outraged this big, bad word came out for elberts tiny mouth. The word waited ugly, covered with dark bristly hairs and snuck into elbert s mouth. After a second painful mishap the guests all waiting breathless elbert uses his new strong words and finds both relief and acceptance. Buy the paperback book elberts bad word by audrey wood at indigo. He keeps the word with him until his toe is smashed, and he lets the word out. The word waitedugly, covered with dark, bristly hairsand snuck into elberts mouth.
Find this and other titles like it in the following collections. The gardener sees the bad word sitting on elberts shoulder and bakes him a cake made with some new words from a drawer. Elberts bad word paperback october 4, 1996 by audrey wood author visit amazons audrey wood page. Elberts bad word by audrey wood, 97801520677, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Elberts bad word by audrey wood illustrator, don wood. Don wood after shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I created the lesson after reading the book bringing words to life by isabel beck, margaret mckeown, and linda kucan. After reading elberts bad word by audrey wood, use this printable and interactive word search puzzle. This book is about a little boy named elbert who happens to find a bad word floating around at a fancy social event. As the party goes on, the bad word makes its way out of elberts mouth, making him feel just awful. The gardener also a wizard sees at once that elbert has caught a bad word and needs a cure. Elberts bad word lexile find a book metametrics inc. The word stays with him, deep inside until a croquet mallet land on elbert s toe. It is visually a delight and teaches an important lesson in a joyful way. The word, small, ugly, dark, and hairy, slips from elberts pocket into his. Elberts bad word is one of the first books where both audrey wood and don wood illustrated the characters. Buy elbert s bad word by audrey wood illustrator, don wood illustrator online at alibris. Every person at the party paused what they were doing due to the fact they were outraged this big, bad word came out for elbert s tiny mouth.
This would be a great mentor text to use for teaching descriptive writing. The word waited ugly, covered with dark bristly hairs and snuck into elberts mouth. Audrey wood april 26, 2010 some days i feel like i have a hard time brushing that bad behavior monster off of my shoulder. Elberts bad word vocabulary activities by my heart. Young elbert snatches a bad word from adult conversations at a garden party and stuffs it in his pocket, where it waits for an opportunity to spring out through elberts unsuspecting mouth. The author, with humor and insight, tells a tale certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad word. Then without warning, it sprang out, causing a dreadful uproar. Full color illustrations by the award winning illustrators. Elbert hurries to the gardeners cottage for he knows that he needs help. The word waitedugly, covered with dark, bristly hairsand snuck into elbert s mouth.
Jun 17, 2016 shelly duvall s bedtime stories elbert s bad word duration. All wcpl locations are closed until further notice. When one such bad word floats by elbert, he catches it and stuffs it into his back pocket. Again, the illustration of the bad word is excellent much better than having used a word.
After shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard. Why you should read books 15 benefits of reading more duration. Elberts bad word by audrey wood, don wood, paperback. This book is a nominee for the 2011 washington childrens choice picture book award. Egberts bad word is an emotionally intelligent book, which supports the reader to respond rather than react to the challenging emotional landscape of early childhood. It sneaks up to his bow tie, and jumps into his mouth. Shelley duvalls bedtime stories elberts bad wordweird. Sometimes we need strong words, he explains, and here are some good ones.
The word sticks around elberts memory, ugly and covered with dark bristly hairs. And, ask them what a butler is, and tell them what it is. Elberts bad word by audrey wood 1996, paperback ebay. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. My students love the activities and are highly engaged during them. Elbert is a young boy who hears a bad word at an afternoon party. One evening at a party, little elbert hears a bad word. Elberts bad word by audrey wood 1996, paperback for. Elberts bad word written by audrey wood and illustrated by audrey wood and don wood one evening at a party, little elbert hears a bad word. Elberts bad word by audrey wood is a book about elbert who hears a bad word at a party, puts it in his pocket but eventually blurts it out for everyone to hear.
The new word sprang out of his mouth with great force and he screams the word. I just feel like giving in to conduct that i know is wrong but is so tempting. Elbert uses the bad word, gets in trouble and then finds a way to correct his behavior by visiting the gardener who is also a wizard. At an elegant garden party young elbert hears a word that he has never heard before. Elbert learns to let go of the bad word by the end of the party, and he feels much better. It waits till a mallet flies into the air and lands on elbert s toeand the bad word leaps out, bigger and uglier than before. In fact, it grows bigger and bigger, until elbert learns some new, creative and less naughty words to use. This copy of elbert s bad word offered for sale by more than words inc. Powerful words bearing social acceptance, enter elberts head.
Elbert eats the cake and the bad word gets smaller and smaller as he does. Elberts bad word 1993 shelley duvalls bedtime stories cartoon episode guide bcdb rating. The wizard already knew he caught a bad word so he makes magic. My children and all adults in my family absolutely loved this book. Elberts bad word book by audrey wood illustrator, don wood.
Elbert s bad word has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. So he takes a number of sparkling words from a drawer, bakes them into a cake, and gives it to elbert to eat while the bad word shrivels to the size of a flea. Elberts bad word has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Young elbert, after shocking his parents and guests by using a bad word, learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard. Elbert is attending a party and he overhears a new word being used. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Vocabulary lesson activities using elberts bad word, by audrey wood. As the party goes on, the bad word makes its way into elbert s mouth, just waiting to come out. And elberts cure provides an ingenious solution for children confused by a bad words power. Don wood after shocking the elegant garden party by using a bad word, elbert learns some acceptable substitutes from a helpful wizard. Elbert hears a naughty word at a party, which attaches itself to elbert and will not leave. Replacing the bad word with some other powerful words is a good idea in general, and this book deals with what is a very normal developmental thing for small kids in a generous waymuch more likely to get results. The bad word is so nasty that it is ugly and covered with dark bristly hairs. The vivid, hilarious illustrations rendered by audrey and don wood together offer fans a new dimension to their previous collaborations.
If you have holds on the shelf, they will be held until we reopen. Elberts bad word this tale is certain to tickle anyone shocked to hear a child utter a bad wordand elberts cure provides an ingenious solution to the problem. Elberts bad word printables, classroom activities, teacher. During this time you will not be able to place new holds on physical materials. My favorite part is when the stick fell on elberts toe because his face turned red. Rather than being one of those pseudopsychological books of the values and feelings genre, this is a lively, witty, sophisticated story that delivers its message with subtlety and humor. Since elberts bad word is probably mostly for the first and second grade kids, there needs to be some discussion of certain words in the book before the reading of the book begins. Like most nasty words this one waited until elbert was hurt to come out. Elbert says a bad word and his cure for saying it provides an ingenious solution for other kids who might say it. If your child has ever caught a bad word, as a character in this book phrases it, then audrey and don woods elberts bad word is the cure youre seeking.
Buy a cheap copy of elberts bad word book by audrey wood. Young elbert snatches a bad word from adult conversations at a garden party and. When elbert hears the new word and then sees it float by ugly and covered with dark, bristly hairs, he puts it in his pocket. Elbert is at a fancy party when he hears one of those words. Elberts mother washes his mouth out with soap while the word, now small again, snickers. And so it was with young elbert, who snatched one out of the air one day at an elegant garden partyand stuffed it into his pocket. The word waited ugly, covered with dark, bristly hairs and snuck into elberts mouth. When the soprano sings, it climbs out and into his mouth and after a neat series of slapstick mishaps concludes with a croquet mallet whacking elbert s toe, he uses the word to horrendous effect. Then, without warning, it sprang out, causing a dreadful uproar. It is a bad word, and his mother makes him wash his mouth out, but the word remains with him. After reading elbert s bad word by audrey wood, use this printable and interactive word search puzzle.
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