Fun with Grammar

Without nouns, there would be no way to name what kind of object is in someone's hands or where you want to go. Students will be amazed at just how many nouns they know and how nouns are the building blocks for the world around them. This book travels through the world of people, places, things, and ideas, with simple explanations for how nouns can range from abstract to concrete. Paired with vibrant photographs and fun facts, young readers will be able to point out the nouns all around them.

Verbs keep the world moving and jumping and climbing forward, and it takes adverbs to describe what the action is like. Readers will love this book full of action and action words, with exciting photographs and fast fact boxes. By the time they close this book, students will understand how to use verbs to power sentences and feel confident in their ability to describe the nature of every verb and adjective with thrillingly exciting adverbs.

After reading this book, students won't underestimate punctuation marks! With the ability to change the meaning of a sentence, show enthusiasm and excitement, and organize a sentence, the power of punctuation has never been clearer. Accessible examples and vivid photographs help readers see how punctuation can help ask questions, show emotion, and more. Children will be able to tell the difference in meaning between "A cat?" and "A cat!" and discover how punctuation can punch up a sentence.

There is no such thing as asking too many questions. In that spirit, this book helps children explore the difference between "when" and "why" so they always have the words they need to nurture their curiosity. This book outlines the meaning of different types of question words and how to use them in conversation. With vibrant photographs and fun fact boxes that help young readers learn even more, this book will ensure that there is always a way for future questions to be asked.

After students have learned the building blocks of a sentence, it's time to learn how to put them together. Whether making a statement, asking a question, expressing an exclamation, or making a command, sentences do it all. Readers will also enter the world of paragraphs, where multiple sentences work together to express a larger theme. With the support of photographs and fun fact boxes, readers will enter the world of complex grammar.

Need a word to describe how something feels or smells? Then adjectives are what you need. Readers will learn what adjectives are and how to use them to make their sentences come to life. This book takes children through different kinds of adjectives and supplies students with an array of adjectives to add to their growing vocabulary. With bold photographs and fun fact boxes, readers will love using new words to give their sentences power and pop.