If You Were a Verb (Word Fun) [Paperback]

Dahl (Author), Michael (Author), Gray (Illustrator), Sara (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Word Fun

Provides an introduction to verbs. Includes an activity.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Michael Dahl is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults. He has twice won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award for his nonfiction. Dahls Finnegan Zwake mystery series published by Simon & Schuster won rave reviews. Two of its titles were shortlisted for the Edgar and the Anthony mystery awards. He has also edited and written numerous graphic novels for younger readers. Dahl has spoken at schools, libraries, conferences, and bookstores across the U.S. Dahl currently lives in a haunted house in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Picture Window Books (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1404819819
• ISBN-13: 978-1404819818
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 10.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,313 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Reference & Nonfiction > Language Arts > Grammar

More About the Author

Michael Dahl is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. His nonfiction has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times. His Finnegan Zwake mystery series published by Simon & Schuster won rave reviews and two of its titles were shortlisted for the Edgar and the Anthony Mystery Awards. He has written The Everything Kid's Joke Book as well as Gotcha Covered! (with Kathleen Baxter from School Library Journal) on nonfiction books that get kids excited about reading. Dahl is the Editorial Director for Stone Arch Books based in Minneapolis, where his books have won national design awards and been selected by the Junior Library Guild. His fantasy series, The Library of Doom, is the most-read series by hi-lo readers across the country. He has spoken at numerous schools, libraries, bookstores, and conferences inn the US and UK, including ALA, AASL, Renaissance Learning, TLA and IRA. He lives in a haunted house.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome for Teachers!!, August 17, 2007

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Imac and Kookster's mama - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Were a Verb (Word Fun) (Paperback)

My 4 yr. old son and I have read, "If you were an Adjective," and "If you were a Verb." They're both fantastic. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. It explains a lot about these parts of speech. For example, in the verb book, it talks about helping verbs, past, present, and future verbs, and linking verbs. The book is really quite comprehensive when it comes to teaching the basics about verbs (or other parts of speech). I taught 6th grade English and these books would have been wonderful to help the students learn grammar in a fun way.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grammar doesn't have to be dry., April 26, 2007

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Dominique Battles - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Were a Verb (Word Fun) (Paperback)

As a homeschooler, I was looking for an imaginative and engaging way to teach English grammar to my first grader. (I knew worksheets wouldn't cut it.) This series is the ticket. Each of these books teaches a specific part of speech using beatiful color illustrations and creative lettering to highlight the part of speech it covers. I was pleased and surprised by how these books combine comprehensiveness with simplicity of expression. Each book ends with games to practice the concepts covered. After reading "If You were a Verb," my son exclaimed "Mom, I want to be a verb!" Skip the worksheets and get these books instead. They're an absolute joy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The illustrations are phenomenal, April 27, 2010

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M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Were a Verb (Word Fun) (Paperback)

I thought I would use this book as a starting place for my kindergartener -- I think he is ready for the parts of speech.

It turns out my third-grader is completely captivated -- that's a great book. When the big kid reads it to the little kid, we have a winner.

I think the illustrations are simply amazing -- they carry the learning to a much deeper level.

Nice that there is an activity at the end of the book for the kids to do.

I also recommend pronoun, adjective, and noun -- I have all four.