Monday, December 13, 2010

Giveaway: Boxed Set of Blackboard Books

If you're a school marm, like my mom who often sends me corrections when I forget to run spell check or end a sentence with a dangling participle, you've been salivating over the Blackboard Books ever since they first came out.  Even if you're not an English grammarian, especially if you're not, you're sure to find them an invaluable asset.  Now's your chance to win a boxed set of the books that includes the first three books in the series:


i before e (except after c):
old-school ways to remember stuff In this clever-and often hilarious-collection, you'll find engaging mnemonics, arranged in easy to find categories that include geography, time and the calendar, numbers, and astronomy. Perfect for students of all ages!

My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me?: How to Speak and Write It Right
Avoid grammatical minefields with this entertaining refresher course for anyone who has ever been stumped by spelling confusion, dangling modifiers, split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are.

I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School 
Take a trip down memory lane with this light-hearted and informative reminder of the many things we learned in school that have been forgotten over time, from Shakespeare and diphthongs to quotients, phalanges, and protons. After all, as Stantayana reminds us, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."


I've got one set to giveaway to a U.S. resident only.  To enter, just leave a comment with a way for me to contact you.  I'll announce the winner on December 19th.

8 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness, I would love the chance to win these!! They look awesome! Please do enter me in your giveaway, and thanks so much for hosting it!!

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

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  2. I love these books! So much fun information in them. I would very much like a chance to win. Thanks!

    erinreadsblog {at} gmail {dot} com

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  3. Those look fun! You can contact me via e-mail at sophisticated dot dorkiness at gmail dot com :)

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  4. Oh these look wonderful! I say the "i before e" in my head while writing things about twice a day! ;-)
    I would be delighted to learn more useful things I may have already forgotten!

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  5. I would love this set of books. Contact me vicki(dot)valenta(at)gmail(dot)com.

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  6. boy, oh boy! i'd love to win these for use in my high school english class--and i am the teacher! :) before seeing this post, i didn't even know about these books. thanks so much for hosting! :)

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  7. Great giveaway, hope this is not a dupe, having trouble getting it to post. This would make a great gift for my son the Special Ed English teacher.

    ladybook21@yahoo.com

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  8. Please throw my name in.

    Ed

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