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Chapter Book · Ages 6–8 · 2007
Greedy Apostrophe
Written by Jan Carr · Illustrated by Ethan Long
A rogue apostrophe causes chaos. Can it be stopped before grammar falls apart?
3.8/5 Goodreads · 178 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In a world where punctuation marks eagerly await their assignments, one apostrophe's greed spirals out of control. Greedy Apostrophe, tasked with a possessive role, starts invading signs where he doesn't belong. As chaos ensues, the punctuation community must find a way to rein him in. Will they succeed before grammar is turned upside down? This whimsical tale invites young readers to explore the quirks of apostrophe usage through a fun and engaging story.
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 6–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 580L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.2
- F&P level
- ~O
- Scholastic level
- N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 113952
Publication
- Published
- March 5, 2009
- First published
- January 1, 2007
- Publisher
- Holiday House
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780823422050
- LCCN
- 2006012114
- OCLC
- 259254074
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