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1999-2000 pennsylvania youth readers' choice award (usa) 1999 pacific libraries union - youth readers' choice (usa) 1999 texas children's crown prize (usa) 1998-1999 massachusetts children's book prize (usa) 1998-1999 north carolina youth choice award (usa) 1998 rhode island children's book prize (usa) Andrew clements, who has an indispensable place in world children's literature with more than fifty books written for children, is especially known for his novels based on school life and student-teacher communication.The author ' s first novel in turkish
deals with the issue of language, which is a phenomenon that always lives, changes and develops.The author rethinks the meaning of the rules with a realistic eye, while brilliantly in a fiction that the mother tongue can be enriched with new words to define the concepts needed.Child will reawaken awareness of the “ tongue ” , and will make him explore, develop projects and every new thing he learns willThe book, which will encourage you to look at things with a critical eye, is especially ideal for primary school students in grades 4, 5 and 6. Nick, one of the most hungry kids in fifth grade, is a master at making lessons with unasked questions. However, the tough nut of a grammar teacher doesn't come to his game and ask him to make a report on where the words come from. Nick, very impressed by what he learns, comes up with a bright idea to test them: instead of pencils, he starts saying “findel”. The word, which has no meaning, quickly spreads from school and then from the town, becoming the subject of televisions. Nick's innocent game will lead to consequences for which he will not hope...