This book examines verbs, explaining what they are and how they are used. The text is accompanied by bright, colorful sentence diagrams designed to clarify basic grammatical concepts, while engaging photographs and eye-catching illustrations make the book visually appealing to young readers.
"In this title in Heinemann Library's Getting to Grips with Grammar series, readers learn all about verbs. Beginning with an explanation of what grammar is and continuing on with everything about verbs and relationships to subjects and objects in a sentence, verb tenses and voice and all the different types of verbs. Simple, colorful text accompanied by photographs to illustrate the concepts being explained. Text features include table of contents, glossary, bibliographical references, and index. -Jerri Hale, R M Marrs Middle School Omaha Public Schools April 2013"
Omaha Public Schools
"(4) K-3 Getting to Grips with Grammar series. In this introductory series, the topics and terminology are well defined. While few in number, example sentences highlight each target concept in a different color and are accompanied by helpful explanations. There are no practice exercises, but occasional questions or tasks aid comprehension and keep students engaged. Photos, illustrations, and a colorful design liven up the content. Reading list, websites, Glos., ind. - Sethany Rancier Alongi The Horn Book Guide Fall 2012 issue"
The Horn Book Guide
"...contains examples in simple sentences accompanied by photographs that help young writers understand this important part of speech. Although brief, the book covers a lot of ground. Teachers will want to use this title as a starting place before introducing even more examples of how verbs can enliven sentences."
