Fancy Nancys Favorite Fancy Words, Jane OConnor
Fancy Nancys Favorite Fancy Words, Jane OConnor
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Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words
From Accessories to Zany

Author: Jane O'Connor, Robin Preiss Glasser

Narrator: Chloe Hennessee

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 03/20/2012

Synopsis

From the dazzling bestselling author Jane O’Connor, a story with an educational twist for the fancy girl with an even fancier vocabulary.Fancy words are simply fascinating! Learn how to speak fancy with help from Nancy in this A–Z guide.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!With this helpful A-to-Z guide, Fancy Nancy shows that making plain words into fancy ones is not only educational, it's fun. Glossary of words included.

About Jane O'Connor

Jane O’Connor was born and raised in the fabulous metropolis of New York City. That’s where she still lives with her husband, Jim, although both their grown sons did something unfathomable (that means impossible to understand). They moved to the West Coast! Besides writing the Fancy Nancy series and other books for children, Jane spent her whole career as an editor at major publishing houses. Recently retired, she finds herself with something she never had before—free time to do whatever she pleases.

About Robin Preiss Glasser

Robin Preiss Glasser has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including the bestselling Fancy Nancy series, Lambslide, Escape Goat, and Grand Jeté and Me: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids. She won the Children’s Choice Award for Best Illustrator of the Year for Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet. Robin actually wore tiaras and tutus when she danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet. Now she happily spends her days in jeans, drawing. Robin and her family live in Southern California.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Valerie on January 23, 2009

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 thi......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on October 04, 2017

Fancy Nancy usually captivates my 4 year old, but this one was more teach-y than silly. The educator in me appreciates that it teaches great vocab words, and shows that kids don't have to be afraid of long words. However, my girl quickly lost interest in this book because it lacked a storyline, whic......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 07, 2019

Title: Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany Author: Jane O'Connor Awards: N/A Summary: Fancy Nancy delivers a unique vocabulary walk through the alphabet in this K-1 appropriate text. My daughters love the fancy nancy book collection and continually try to use her "fancy" word c......more

Goodreads review by Toni on September 14, 2018

Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany written by Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser uses humor to help enhance children's vocabulary. There are cute pictures and sentences with the vocabulary word in it to show kids what the word would look like in a picture or sentence. F......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on February 02, 2020

Fancy Nancy rolls through each letter of the alphabet to tell fancy words, their definitions, and using them in sentence. Although the concept of this book is very simple, I believe it can be helpful to children who are writing. By introducing students to more sophisticated words it can inspire them......more

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