Perfect for introductory grammar lessons!What is an adjective?
Explore languageand discover how to identify and create many different types of adjectives, from demonstratives to articles to proper adjectives.
“To further a child’s grasp of the meaning and function of adjectives, this gorgeous picture book provides enrichment and depth of understanding… A visual and auditory feast, designed to make language discovery appealing and rewarding.” —Publishers Weekly
“An excellent and enjoyable introduction to grammar both for younger children who will respond to the verse and images and for older children who will get an overview of adjectives and their uses.” —School Library Journal
“The brilliantly colored illustrations are grand attention grabbers that give the unabashedly technical terms real punch.” —Kirkus Reviews
About the Explore! series:
Dedicated to helping children learn a variety of nonfiction subjects, theExploreseries uses pitch-perfect rhyming text and brilliantly illustrated images to make learning fun.After receiving a fine arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and completing two years of graduate work in design at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland,Ruth Heller(1923-2004) began her career designing wrapping paper, cocktail napkins, greeting cards, and coloring books. After five years of rejection and one complete revision, Heller's first book, Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, about egg-laying animals, was published in 1981. It was so successful that the sequel, and second book to be published, Animals Born Alive And Well (1982), about mammals, quickly followed. In 1983 and 1984, her third and fourth titles, The Reason For A Flower (about plants that have seeds lÓq