A celebration of the twentieth anniversary of "For Better or for Worse". A look back, in scrapbook format, over some of the Patterson family's most memorable moments, with individual chapters for Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, and April. Creator Johnston's commentary adds a behind-the-scenes element, as she describes some of her thoughts about the strip over the years.
Pictures and humor help readers build their Spanish language skills To its millions of fans, the Pattersons are just like their own families, facing universal issues among daily concerns. Containing a selection of 100 syndicated Spanish-language versions of the strip that is widely read in Latin America, Laugh 'n' Learn Spanish provides an entertaining and effective way to expand and polish conversational skills in Spanish. Readers learn by understanding and learning natural, everyday verbal interactions at home and about town, following John and Ell Patterson as they attempt to come to terms with middle age; daughter Elizabeth as she spreads her wings and goes off to college; son Michael dating and then marrying his childhood sweetheart, Deanna; daughter April as she rebels against discipline, anther grandpa who finds a second love in the autumn of his life. Each strip is graded by difficulty--Beginning, Moderate, or Challenging--and is accompanied by: Glosses that translate difficult vocabulary Usage notes to build proficiency A summarizing activity that tests comprehension Additional exercises for key idioms and word patterns appear at the end of each section
Fromm a solid start as a likable family sitcom, For Better or For Worse has become, alongside Doonesbury, the hardest-hitting strip on the block--and like Doonesbury, it has done so without sacrificing wit".--The New York Daily News. This anniversary celebration looks back on the series' high points. Full color.
If you ever thought that childbirth and new baby care were difficult, just wait until the kids are two years old This book provides a humourous selection of cartoons designed to help parents survive the tears, traumas and tantrums of this difficult stage in a child's life.
If you are nervously wondering what to expect during the nine months of pregnancy, this collection of cartoons is for you. It proves that the painful truth about childbirth can make you laugh. Lynn Johnston is the illustrator of Do They Ever Grow Up?.
Follows a year in the lives of the comic strip characters, from Michael and Deanna's elopement and her mother's insistence upon an elaborate wedding, to Grandpa Jim's courtship of Iris, to Elizabeth's turbulent relationships with Eric and Anthony.
A celebration of the twentieth anniversary of "For Better or for Worse". A look back, in scrapbook format, over some of the Patterson family's most memorable moments, with individual chapters for Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth, and April. Creator Johnston's commentary adds a behind-the-scenes element, as she describes some of her thoughts about the strip over the years.
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