Your Foot's on My Feet: And Other Tricky Nouns [Paperback]

Marvin Terban (Author), Giulio Maestro (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Tongue-twisting verses and rib-tickling illustrations make it fun to learn the correct plurals of more than ninety irregular nouns.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-4 Unlike most of Terban's language books (such as In a Pickle & Other Funny Idioms 1983 and Too Hot to Hoot 1985, both Clarion), this one, with its drier content, is suited more specifically to classroom use. The plural forms of about 90 irregular nouns are presented straightforwardly but with humor. Implicitly communicated is the rich diversity of the English language. Maestro's two-color illustrations are clever and enhance and extend the text. Terban divides the nouns among those that change their endings (elf/elves); those that change in the middle (foot/feet); those that do not change at all (moose/moose); those that have more than one plural (wharfs/wharves); and oddities, such as paraphenalia, chassis, etc. He even includes a discussion of the sexism in using man/men in so many words and explains that people is now often used to solve that problem. For language buffs and for teachers who wish for a creative aid in explaining the various plural forms, this is a good choice. Deborah Vose, Brooklyn Friends School Library
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"For language buffs and for teachers who wish for a creative aid in explaining the various plural forms, this is a good choice." -- Review

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (April 21, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899194133
• ISBN-13: 978-0899194134
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,888,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TOO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Teacher's Dream Resource Students Love!, October 29, 2000

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"zebu311" (Burnsville, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Foot's on My Feet: And Other Tricky Nouns (Paperback)

I recently discovered this gem of a resource, and I was thrilled because it accompanied my fifth grade noun unit perfectly! As teacher, it is not easy to find well written resources in the area of speech and grammar, not to mention appealing to 10-11 year olds! However, this selection not only does a great job showing examples of those tricky irregular verbs students struggle with, it does it in an enjoyable and humorous way. The illustrations are wonderful, and I am planning on buying the other books in this series on verbs and adjectives as well. If they are anything like this one, I am 100% sure I'll use them just as frequently as I am this one! I recommend this to any teacher who teaches nouns, children who are studying nouns, or any parent who wants to buy a great and educational book for their child! It is a super choice!