Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day [Hardcover]

Robin Pulver (Author), Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

It's field day for the kids in Mr. Wright's class and the nouns and verbs want to have some fun too. They pair up with their best friends for tug-of-words and the three-legged race. The nouns naturally pair with other nouns and verbs pair with other verbs. After all, would Throw and Catch or Cookie and Milk ever want to be separated?" But wait, they are not getting anywhere! Nouns and verbs realize that they have to work together to get anything done. Young readers will be having so much fun that they won't even realize that they are learning all about the two most basic parts of speech.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-4–Pulver and Reed introduced grammar in a playful way with Punctuation Takes a Vacation (Holiday House, 2003), and their instructional romp continues here with animated words that are brightly colored, boldly labeled, and packed with personality. Hunting for nouns and verbs is a daily routine in Mr. Wrights classroom. When the students go outside for Field Day, the envious words come to life, determined to have their own good time. Teams are formed; verbs stick with verbs and proper nouns, long nouns, and pronouns pair off, yet these exclusive groups prove ineffective. In order to have fun and to form sentences, they will have to mingle with new partners, an arrangement that proves so successful that the nouns and verbs have their own uproarious Field Day. The students return and discover that the words are in brand-new locations, resulting in mayhem that is reminiscent of that in Bill Martin, Jr.s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (S & S, 1989) and Laurie Kellers The Scrambled States of America (Holt, 1998). Humorous text bubbles enhance the lesson, along with a final page of supplementary exercises, tongue twisters, and a riddle. Just like the energetic verbs that strut across the pages, this book is where the action is.–Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT
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From Booklist

K-Gr. 3. In this companion to Punctuation Takes a Vacation (2003), the nouns and verbs decide to have some fun of their own while the kids in Mr. Wright's class are away participating in a field day. The nouns pair up with other nouns and the verbs with other verbs, until they realize they must cooperate to accomplish anything. When the kids return to class at the end of the day, they find that the words in some classroom signs have been rearranged and that the nouns and verbs have left them a Mad Libs-style letter just for fun. Reed's vividly colored cartoons capture the high-energy activity, showing triangular-shaped verbs smiling, hopping, and whining their way through the story, accompanied by a variety of animated classroom objects. Although the emphasis is on silliness, Pulver makes her point about the parts of speech; even the youngest listeners will realize that sentences need both nouns and verbs in order to make sense. Kay Weisman
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House (January 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823419827
• ISBN-13: 978-0823419821
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, February 16, 2008

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This review is from: Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day (Paperback)

I think this book is wonderful as it encourages children to think about words - nouns and verbs - and how both are needed to get things done and to express ideas clearly. The text and illustrations work well together, conveying important topics in a lively and zany way. I especially like that the teacher, "Mr. Wright," is not always right, as the nouns and verbs teach him something too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So fun, they don't know its educational!, November 6, 2009

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A really fun introduction to the idea of nouns and verbs. It offers not just the definition of nouns and verbs, but also how they rely on wach other, providing a nice jumping off point for discussing sentance structure. Engaging illustrations; my son (Kindergartener) loves looking at the pictures and "extra" dialog in the pictures.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Way to Go Nouns and Verbs!, October 15, 2008

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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Mr. Wright's class has nouns and verbs running all over the place. When the kids neglect them, they decide to have their own field day. They play with each other and try to team up in ways that make sense. A nice way to introduce nouns and verbs. Very nice.