If You Were a Prefix

by Marcie Aboff, Sara Gray (Illustrator)

Overview

Discover the remarkable life of a prefix! In this imaginative picture book, young grammarians are introduced to prefixes. Along with bright illustrations and colorful fonts, bestselling author Michael Dahl delivers an imaginative read-aloud for your littlest grammarians. Kids will be delighted while learning important language arts lessons.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781404847736
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	09/01/2008
Series:	Word Fun Series
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	11.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Christianne Jones is an award-winning author of books for younger children. Her picture bookLacey Walker, Nonstop Talkerwon a 2013 Gelett Burgess Award and was a Midwest Book Award finalist, and Hello, Goodbye, and a Very Little Lie was listed as one of the 100 best children's books by popular parenting site babble.com. Christianne lives in Mankato, Minnesota, with her husband and three daughters.

Editorial Reviews

Part of the “Word Fun” series of fifteen books on parts of speech and elements of grammar, this edition explains prefixes for early elementary students. In the picture book format, the story defines the many ways a prefix can be used and gives examples of each use, while underlining the prefixes in all examples. Colorful, cartoon-like drawings of animals and minimal text combine to attract young readers by reinforcing the various uses of prefixes and ways in which the addition of prefixes can change the meaning of a word. There are plenty of examples on each page to reinforce learning. A follow-up written activity, glossary of new terms, and sources for further study are included. For struggling readers who need follow up, this book would be ideal.

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