Synonym Pete tells the real-life story of Ellie May's adventures with her Great Uncle Pete. In this book, we learn about Great Uncle Pete's special trait-speaking in synonyms. Synonym Pete is the first book in a series aimed at improving the language arts skills of readers. Inspired by real life events, this story follows Ellie May, a rambunctious and sweet seven-year-old, as she humorously introduces reade ...Full description
Synonym Pete tells the real-life story of Ellie May's adventures with her Great Uncle Pete. In this book, we learn about Great Uncle Pete's special trait-speaking in synonyms. Synonym Pete is the first book in a series aimed at improving the language arts skills of readers. Inspired by real life events, this story follows Ellie May, a rambunctious and sweet seven-year-old, as she humorously introduces readers to synonyms of familiar words through interactions with her Great Uncle Pete. When excited, Great Uncle Pete rattles off synonyms-he just can't help it! Synonym Pete is intended for children in grades 1-4 and also supports the efforts of English Language Learners of all ages. This book contains a lesson plan based on California Common Core Standards in Language Arts and ELD.