chapter book
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of chapter book
First recorded in 1985–90
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I didn't want to write a chapter book because we're in the age of low attention spans.
From Salon • May 18, 2024
At the same time, she will launch and provide introductions for a nonfiction chapter book series for kids ages 6-9, “Save The …”, about animal conservation.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022
For example, when she does a reading worksheet she’ll answer questions using the shortest possible sentences, then read a chapter book until the next lesson starts.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2021
In this funny graphic chapter book, three classroom pets — a hamster, a rabbit and a guinea pig — team up to save the school’s art show from a band of scheming mice.
From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2018
Mom had written and illustrated the Harriet Honeywell books, a chapter book series, for the past four years.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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