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Gr 2-4 Pulver and Reed introduced grammar in a playful way with "Punctuation Takes a Vacation" (Holiday House, 2003), and their instructional romp continues here with animated words that are brightly colored, boldly labeled, and packed with personality. Hunting for nouns and verbs is a daily routine in Mr. Wright -s classroom. When the students go outside for Field Day, the envious words come to life, determined to have their own good time....Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Punctuation having returned from vacation (see Horn Book 5/03), attention in Mr. Wright's classroom turns to nouns and verbs—until Field Day, when the kids all desert the parts of speech, leaving them alone inside. A sharp-eyed verb spots the activity out the window, and pretty soon the nouns and verbs are having their own field day, with unsatisfactory results, as all the nouns are on one team a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More