Words are categorical

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[1999]

Physical Desc

28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of nouns, from "gown" and "crown" to "boat", "coat", and "clown."

2) Hairy, scary, ordinary: what is an adjective?

Author

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[2000]

Physical Desc

29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of adjectives, from "hairy, scary, cool, and ordinary" to "tan and tall, " "funny, frisky, smooth, and small."

3) To root, to toot, to parachute: what is a verb?

Author

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

2001.

Physical Desc

28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of verbs, from "toss and tumble, " "jump and jam, " to "whine and whisper, " "sleep and slam."

4) Under, over, by the clover: what is a preposition?

Author

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Physical Desc

29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of prepositions.

5) Dearly, nearly, insincerely: what is an adverb?

Author

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Physical Desc

27 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming text and illustrations present numerous examples of adverbs and their functions.

6) I and you and don't forget who: what is a pronoun?

Author

Cleary, Brian P.

7) How much can a bare bear bear?: what are homonyms and homophones?

Author

Cleary, Brian P.

8) Pitch and throw, grasp and know: what is a synonym?

Author

Series

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

[2005]

Physical Desc

28 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Clever rhymes and comical illustrations combine to explain the concept of synonyms.

9) A lime, a mime, a pool of slime: more about nouns

Author

Cleary, Brian P.

10) Stop and go, yes and no: what is an antonym?

Author

Cleary, Brian P.

11) Quirky, jerky, extra perky: more about adjectives

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2007]

Physical Desc

30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

An introduction to adjectives and how they help with descriptons.

12) Slide and slurp, scratch and burp: more about verbs

Author

Cleary, Brian P.

13) Lazily, crazily, just a bit nasally: more about adverbs

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Rhyming words and illustrations exemplify adverbs and their functions.

14) Stroll and walk, babble and talk: more about synonyms

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

2008.

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Clever rhymes and comical illustrations combine to explain the concept of synonyms.

15) Skin like milk, hair of silk: what are similes and metaphors?

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

2009.

Physical Desc

30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Provides humorous explanations of similes and metaphors.

16) Straight and curvy, meek and nervy: more about antonyms

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2009]

Physical Desc

30 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

An introduction to antonyms.

17) But and for, yet and nor: what is a conjunction?

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2010]

Physical Desc

31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Teaches grammar using rhyming text, humor, and illustrations. Key conjunctions appear in color for easy identification.

18) Cool! and whoa! ah! and oh!: what is an interjection?

Author

Series

Publisher

Millbrook Press

Pub. Date

[2011]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description