Merry-Go-Round by Ruth Heller
Perfect for introductory grammar lessons!What is a noun?Explore languageand discover the uses of nouns and their many grammatical forms from proper nouns to common nouns to abstract nouns.
"Heller explores types of nouns- common, proper, abstract, concrete, compound, collective, singular, plural, and possessive... Its lush, exuberant full-color artwork will grab kids' attention."-Booklist
"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
"To say that Heller has a way with words is to understate a multifaceted talent... The rhymed text of this book is as witty and smooth as its predecessors ... Rarely does a book offer children so much to look at, listen to and learn."-Publishers Weekly
"Striking graphic design with large clear objects in bold colors overflowing each double-page spread make the book a visual treat. The use of bold type for all the nouns is particularly pleasing and will make for easy reading aloud... Those who have found the others in the series successful will want this one."-School Library Journal
About the Explore! series-
Dedicated to helping children learn a variety of nonfiction subjects, theExploreseries uses pitch-perfect rhyming text and brilliantly illustrated images to make learning fun.
Books in the series-
Explore Language!
1. Behind the Mask- A Book About Prepositions
2. Cache of Jewels- And Other Collective Nouns
3. Fantastic! Wow! and Unreal!- A Book About Interjections and Conjunctions
4. Kites Sail High- A Book About Verbs
5. Many Luscious Lollipops- A Book About Adjectives
6. Mine, All Mine!- A Book About Pronouns
7. Merry-Go-Round- A Book About Nouns
8. Up, Up and Away- A Book About Adverbs
Explore Nature!
1. Animals Born Alive and Well- A Book About Mammals and Their Young
2. Chickens Aren't the Only Ones- A Book About Animals Who Lay Eggs
3. The Reason for a Flower- A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds
4. Plants that Never Ever Bloom- A Book About Fungi, Ferns, and Other Plants Without Flowers
Ruth Heller (1923-2004) began her career designing wrapping paper, cocktail napkins, greeting cards, and coloring books after getting a fine arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and two years of graduate work in design at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Heller's first book, Chickens Aren't the Only Ones, about egg-laying animals, was published in 1981 after five years of rejection and one complete revision. Animals Born Alive And Well (1982), the sequel and second book to be released, was immediately followed by Animals Born Alive And Well (1983), a book about mammals. Her third and fourth books, The Cause For A Flower (about plants with seeds and flowers) and Plants That Never Ever Bloom (about plants that don't), were published in 1983 and 1984, respectively. She subsequently began work on the How To Hide series, a collection of six books about camouflage and the enchantment of this natural phenomena that covered the entire animal kingdom, including insects, birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and sea creatures.
A Cache of Gems and Other Collective Nouns; Kites Fly High: A Book About Verbs; Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives; Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns; and Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs constituted the next set of books, which became a five-volume series on parts of speech. Color, a fun and instructional explanation to how art travels through the four-color printing process, was also written and illustrated by her. Ogden Nash, Gilbert and Sullivan, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, and Dr. Seuss are just a few of the noteworthy people that have influenced Heller's writing. All of Heller's publications are nonfiction picture books in rhyme, she claims.
Writing in rhyme is both pleasant and hard for me, and I believe it is a simple approach for youngsters to learn new things and expand their vocabulary. Big words do not intimidate children. I aim to keep my text to a minimum and rely on the illustrations to communicate as much as possible.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780698116429 |
| ISBN 10 | 0698116429 |
| Title | Merry-Go-Round |
| Author | Ruth Heller |
| Series | Explore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Putnam Publishing Group,U.S. |
| Year published | 1998-02-23 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |