Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Time to Rhyme
Marvin Terban · 1994
80/100
👍 Worth It
Marvin Terban earned 'Mr. English for Kids' honestly, and this rhyming dictionary earns its place by doing two things well: it functions as a genuine reference tool with a dual-index system, and it's genuinely fun to read on its own thanks to comic illustrated poems. The ALA Booklist endorsement reflects something real. Young writers working on poetry or song lyrics will use this, which is the highest praise a reference book can get.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance80
craft82
originality72
accuracy88
hype75
age-fit85
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict80
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