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Nika Dubrovsky and Noel Bush drawings by Nika and Benjamin
BOOK 2: MONSTER LANGUAGE!
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MONSTROUS CURSIVEBOOK 2: MONSTROUS CURSIVE!by Nika Dubrovsky and Noel Bush
Illustrated by Nika Dubrovsky and Benjamin Bush
ISBN: 978-0-9830021-0-9
First published 2010
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this! Hi there! This is a book about learning ccuur r ssiiv v ee.
You know...the writing that
It can take a little time to learn how to read cursive, and a little more time to learn how towrite it. But once you've got it down, it's really
handy! Even if you do most of your writing using a computer, there are times when you need towrite something by hand, and cursive is a lot
faster than block lettering!
l o o k s l i k e
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In this activity book, we're asking
you to help translate what our friends the Cursive Monsters aresaying, or to tell us what you think
they are doing.
Just like when you first seecursive , some people might thinkwhat they are saying and doing is
strange . But we know that youcan help us sort it out.
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In some cases, we will ask you to"translate" what the monsters are
saying. Don't worry, there are nowrong answers. Use your imagination!
We also need your help to give themonsters names, and to tell us whatyou think they are doing.
On the left-hand pages, you'll find outlines to help you practice writing cursive letters. Have fun!
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A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Gor Shleem Meep
Trace and practice!
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Gor! Shleem!
Zablamor?Meep!
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What does that mean?
Name this Monster:
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Daha daha smorto Smoto Noo noo flan Flan patata
Patata char Char Kirat kirat
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz aha mor lan atat har ira
Trace and practice!
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Daha,
smorto!
Noo, flan patata
char? Kirat.
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What are they talking about?
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Moonast den perwan.Thamatosis tal. Ab Ba Ca Da
Ef Fa Ga He Ib Je Ka Le
Ma Ni Po Qu Ri So Te Uv Vu Xy Za moon june spoon
Trace and practice!
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Moonast den perwan.Thamatosis tal.
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Name of Monster:
Translation:
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A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z Eh eh Tikvor bort
Trace and practice!
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Eh, eh, eh! Tikvor
moonadyoo,klyovatsim. Bort.
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What did he say?
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A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z you she he it they
Trace and practice!
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Give me a name!
Remember me? What do you think I am doing in this picture?
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elf wizard dragon knight princess king pirate witch
dwarf troll giant ogre spell
potion magic sword quest treasure ghost legend queen
Trace and practice!
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Name of Monster:
What do you think thismonster is thinking?
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A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z lion tiger bear snake
Trace and practice!
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Oooo: This must be something very interesting!
Name of Monster:
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Mother mother Mom Mum Father father Dad Daddy
brother sister cousin uncle
aunt nephew niece grandma grandpa husband wife friend
Trace and practice!
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Name of Monster:
What do you think this monster is looking at?
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A a B b C c D d E e F f G g H h I i J j K k L l
M m N n O o P p Q q R r
S s T t U u V v W w X x Y y Z z
Trace and practice!
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Name of Monster:
Watch out! What is this one up to?
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Here's some blank space for practice!
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Name of Monster:
Is something wrong?
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Sun sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn
Uranus Neptune Pluto comet
asteroid galaxy cosmos star black hole Universe Big Bang
Trace and practice!
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Name of Monster:
This one looks friendly. Where do you think she is going?
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apple banana celery date endive fig guava horseradish
ita palm jalapeño kohlrabi
lemon melon nori orange plum quince radish spinach
Trace and practice!
N f M st :
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Smort? Seet! Seet! Gof.Borton buzzy grass slahm.Fennem mennem blenn.
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Name of Monster:
This monster seems to be saying something interesting.
But what in the world does it mean?
d ti !
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head hair ears eyes nose lips teeth tongue forehead cheek
chin neck shoulder arm elbow
wrist finger thumb palm chest belly button hip thigh knee
Trace and practice!
N f M t
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Name of Monster:
What's up with this monster?
H ' bl k f ti !
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Here's some more blank space for practice!
A th t f i d ?
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Are these two friends? What are they doing?
Names of Monsters:
Trace and practice!
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in out around through between inside outside upside down off
on stop go start pause play
rewind forward reverse along backward among within atop
Trace and practice!
What is happening here?
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What is happening here?
Trace and practice!
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Russia Germany France Japan Italy Sweden Nigeria
Egypt Haiti Belize Chile Togo
Denmark Pakistan Iraq USA Jordan Morocco Djibouti
Trace and practice!
Write the names of these monsters!
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Write the names of these monsters!
Trace and practice!
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store movie theater park plaza playground mall house bank
supermarket library school
station museum pool beach forest stadium ice skating rink
Trace and practice!
What are these monsters planning?
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What are these monsters planning?
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