Through clever, rhyming text and boldly colorful illustrations, students and language lovers of all ages will enjoy exploring Ruth Heller's world of prepositions. "To say that Heller has a way with
?With humor, style, and succinct, admirable precision, Heller summarizes everything most people will ever need to know about this particular area of grammar?A treasure.? --Kirkus Reviews ?Its lush, exuberant, full-color artwork will grab kids? attention, even if they?re sitting at the back of the classroom.? --Booklist ?Her subject, made interesting by a rhyming text and brilliantly colored picture, will appeal to everyone.? -- Horn Book Q&A - Ruth Heller - A Paperstar Profile How did you become interested in writing books for children? I loved reading to my own children, and when they started school, I became the P.T.A. library chairman. I was the one who got to pick and choose and spend a nice fat budget for the elementary school library. I feel as though I?ve been surrounded by children?s books for years. I suppose this and my strong art background are what prompted my trying to write. What is the biggest influence in your style of writing, and how has it changed since you
?With humor, style, and succinct, admirable precision, Heller summarizes everything most people will ever need to know about this particular area of grammar?A treasure.? --Kirkus Reviews ?Its lush, ex
"Lively...The playfully rhymed text flows effortlessly as it discusses superlatives, irregular adverbs, and double negatives....Informative and fun."-- School Library Journal "Using expansive color d
What's a pronoun? How do you use it? Do you say "These candies are for him and me"--or "he and I?" In this addition to her acclaimed language series, Ruth Heller uses rhythmic verse and stunningly ric
The author of Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions introduces and explains various interjections and conjunctions, including "awesome," "alas," and "yet". Reprint.
?Celebrates verbs of all kinds, in ebullient verses which themselves sail and soar?? --Publishers Weekly ?A boon for language arts teachers in the upper elementary grades as well as for all children and adults who love to play with language.? -- School Library Journal ?Graphic play and word play make this an ingenious lesson that no classroom grammarian should miss.? --The Bulletin of the Center for Children?s Books Q&A - Ruth Heller - A Paperstar Profile How did you become interested in writing books for children? I loved reading to my own children, and when they started school, I became the P.T.A. library chairman. I was the one who got to pick and choose and spend a nice fat budget for the elementary school library. I feel as though I?ve been surrounded by children?s books for years. I suppose this and my strong art background are what prompted my trying to write. What is the biggest influence in your style of writing, and how has it changed since you first began? Hillaire
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