An Awesomely Fun Guide to the Way We Use Words!
Know Nonsense Series
Illustrated by Brendan Kearney
April 1, 2017/ ISBN 9781633222960
Nonfiction / Juvenile / Ages 8-12 / Language Arts / Grammar
by Brenda Weeaks
Heidi Fielder offers children
ages 8 through 12 a Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar that both
teaches and entertains. In the guide, Fielder’s goal
is to go over key concepts introduced in elementary school
and teach young students how write a proper sentence.
The Guide is set up in three sections: Parts of Speech, Grammar,
and Literary Devices. As students flip the pages through the
first section: Parts of Speech (noun, adjective, verb, etc),
they’ll be sufficiently entertained. Grammar (sequence
of adjectives, capitalization, etc) adds new characters and
even more humorous scenes. And the best is held for last --
Literary Devices (Pun, Idiom, Metaphor, etc) will bring their
imaginations to life.
The information is straightforward and easy to comprehend.
It’s definitely a great reference tool for your child
to fall back on. The humorous, colorful illustrations will
certainly keep the pages turning. Parents will enjoy this
unique teaching guide, as well.
The illustrations by Brendan Kearney are entertaining and
unforgettable. The Verb section with the Pie Eating contest
garnered a good laugh.