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Taro Gomi's Big Book of Words

Taro Gomi

Illustrator: Taro Gomi

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Chronicle Books

ISBN: 978-1-7972-1710-9

Keywords: Concept Book-social-emotional, context, concepts, situational language, decoding, pragmatics, ESL

Bright, playful illustrations of people, animals, and objects with informative labels that include names and conversational phrases help simplify the complexities of language and communication.