Download or read book Can A Giraffe Cry or Laugh? written by Mary Elizabeth Salzmann and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A creative, educational title defining and illustrating antonyms as words that have opposite meanings. This book builds recognition of antonyms in side-by-side examples and then within a multi-sentence context. The fun comprehension activity assesses the reader's understanding of words that have opposite meanings by pairing them with visual clues. This title also includes a Words I Know list, which groups words from the text into adjectives, nouns, proper nouns, and verbs. This title supports national language arts standards and learner outcomes. It is designed for guided, shared and independent reading in the library, classroom and at home.