Download or read book 100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know written by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This A-to-Z reference is a fun way for elementary-school kids to improve their vocabulary—and become better readers and writers. With 100 Words Every 4th Grader Should Know, parents and teachers can present new and challenging words that will prepare kids to excel in their classes and in their reading. From accommodate to zest, each entry includes the word’s pronunciation, clear definitions of its various senses, and one or more short example sentences—along with longer quotations from such literary sources as The Hobbit and Island of the Blue Dolphins showing how the word is used in a broader context.