To Root, to Toot, to Parachute

Summary: This book uses poems to describe what a verb is. Throughout the book there are endless poems. The words that are used for rhyming are highlighted as verbs. The verse lines that associated the verb helps explain its action.

Personal Reaction: I really liked this book. It was such a cute way to explain verbs. It would definitely come in handy for any children learning verbs. This book should be a must for any teacher who will have to teach both poetry and language arts.

Classroom extension:
1) This was created for the specific reason of helping students identify verbs, that being said, I think this would be a great way to introduce verbs in the classroom.
2) This book would also still be great for introducing poetry as well, many students who learn about poetry think the words have to look the same, but this book could teach them that that’s not always the case

This book has rhyming text and fun illustrations of cats presenting different examples of verbs. For age groups 7-9 or grade 2-4.

This book is all about verbs and it is a lot like the nouns book I read. I think the book gives enough information for the reader to understand what a verb is but I think it keeps verbs interesting. The fun rhyme and flow of the book makes this very enjoyable and educational too.

The following website is the authors website where you can find more information on this book and other books by him as well:

http://www.author-illustr-source.com/briancleary.htm ( )

Discusses the definition of verb and gives many illustrated examples. Includes rhyming scheme throughout to keep reader engaged. Informational book because it does not carry a plot, but instead informs the reader of what a verb is and its many uses. The setting is very general throughout this book. There is not a specific setting, so therefore it didn't play a vital role in the story. Media: colored pencils

Age Appropriateness: Primary
Genre: Fantasy and Informational
Media: Pencil
Review: Because this is an informational book, there really were no setting, plot, or characters. I would consider this book to also be fantasy because the pictures in the book seem to portray and animals taking on human characteristics by talking and using verbs. This book is about teaching and explaining vers and their uses. ( )