The story explores the humorous debate in Mr. Wright's class about the necessity of silent letters in spelling. Frustrated by their complexity, the students consider whether these letters should be eliminated altogether. This engaging grammar book promises to resonate with readers of all ages, offering a playful yet educational perspective on spelling challenges, much like its predecessors, Punctuation Takes a Vacation and Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day.
In this engaging picture book, suffixes come to life as they panic over Mr. Wright's lesson on word endings. Determined to defend their importance and showcase their usefulness, the suffixes embark on a whimsical adventure to prove their value in language. Crafted by the same authors behind other beloved educational titles, this story combines humor and creativity to make learning about language arts enjoyable for young readers.
The story revolves around Mr. Wright's class facing a dilemma when all the punctuation marks vanish from their classroom. The students are left in disbelief and must embark on a quest to find these essential symbols. The narrative explores themes of creativity and problem-solving as the class navigates the challenges of communication without punctuation, highlighting the importance of these marks in writing.
In a lively classroom setting, nouns and verbs come to life during Field Day, eager to participate in games like tug-of-words and three-legged races. However, they quickly realize that collaboration is essential for success. The story emphasizes the importance of teamwork in constructing sentences, offering a playful and educational approach to understanding grammar. Through fun and engaging activities, readers learn how different parts of speech work together to create meaning.
Two prankster best friends try to convince their teacher to let them sit together by writing a persuasive essay in this picture book filled with laughter and helpful writing tips. Samir and Jack are in the doghouse after an incident involving a whoopee cushion and an unflattering drawing of the principal. When Miss Doover changes their seats, they decide to write a persuasive essay as a way to convince her to reunite them! As the boys make their best case, Miss Doover walks them through the essay process, insisting on several of her famous do-overs (also known as revisions) and cautioning them to avoid incorrect grammar, hyperbole, and exaggeration. They eventually get the hang of persuasive writing, but not before some laugh-out-loud attempts: I'll die if I can't sit next to Samir! People will be sobbing at my funeral!!! Miss Doover should give Samir and me another chance to sit together. Then we won't have to yell across the room to talk to each other. We promise to be good!!!!! (That is true. It is not hyperbole.) Celebrated author Robin Pulver and artist Stephanie Roth Sisson have crafted a persuasively good book about the power of the written word.
