| Greedy Apostrophe: A Cautionary Tale Contributor(s): Carr, Jan (Author), Long, Ethan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0823422054 ISBN-13: 9780823422050 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: There is lots of useful work for punctuation marks seeking employment. But Greedy Apostrophe causes great confusion when he runs all over town inserting himself into places where he doesn't belong in this book that will have kids eager to learn how to use an apostrophe. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2006012114 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.1" W x 9.8" (0.35 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 113952 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's the moment all the punctuation marks have been eagerly awaiting: assignment time, There are plenty of open positions for apostrophes as contractions soon there's only one job left--for a possessive--and only one apostrophe to fill it: non other than Greedy Apostrophe. It's not long before his greed gets out of hand, and he jumps into signs where he doesn't belong. What will it take to put Greedy Apostrophe back in his place? This clever and zany language arts picture book will have kids eager to learn the tricks of using an apostrophe. |
Contributor Bio(s): Long, Ethan: - Ethan Long is an illustrator and cartoonist. "School Library Journal" described his illustrations for "Oh Yeah!" by Tom Birdseye as "bursting with energy" and "deliciously menacing." He lives with his family in Florida.Carr, Jan: - Jan Carr has written several books for adults and children including "Frozen Noses" & "Splish, Splash, Spring," & "Swine Divine," illustrated by Robert Bender, Dark Day, Light Night, illustrated by James Ransome, and The Nature of the Best, illustrated by G. Brian Karas. In springtime, she especially loves to bring home big, fragrant bunches of lilacs and to smell the earthy scent in the air. She lives with her family in New York City. |