Bat the Bat with a Bat

<p><u>Bat the Bat with a Bat</u> is an illustrated children's book. It is based on word conversions (or zero-derivatives) that allows a child to see how one word can serve as two different parts of speech. For example bat can be both an action word (verb) and an object (noun).</p><p></p><p><u>Bat the Bat with a Bat</u> targets 3 reading levels of children: 1) a non-reader who has fun finding the mystery bear in every mini-story; 2) a young reader who is capable of reading the short heading that introduces the word conversion for each mini-story; and 3) the advanced reader who will enjoy the alliteration and occasional tongue twister of each mini-story.</p><p></p><p>Children are inspired to create their own mini-stories with word conversions and alliteration.</p>