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Picture Book · Ages 7–11 · 2000 · Est. 3 min read-aloud
To Root, to Toot, to Parachute
By Brian P. Cleary, Jenya Prosmitsky (Illustrator)
Part of the Words Are CATegorical series
Discover verbs through playful rhymes and comical cats.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 376 ratings
32 pages· 368 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Join a lively group of comical cats as they leap, juggle, and whisper their way through a vibrant world of verbs. This animated journey uses rhyming verse to make grammar fun, highlighting action words in colorful, engaging scenes. Will you spot all the verbs as the cats toss, tumble, and jam? Dive into this whimsical adventure and see grammar come to life!
From the publisher
What is a verb? It’s easier to show than explain! In this fun and animated introduction to grammar, rhyming verse is used to creatively clarify the concept of verbs. Chock-full of colorful, lively examples, the playful rhymes and illustrations of comical cartoon cats combine to hightlight key words in the sentences. Verbs like toss and tumble, jump and jam, jog and juggle, and jig and leap are printed in color for easy identification.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 368
- Reading age
- 7–11
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~561L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 3.7
- F&P level
- ~N
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 49300
Publication
- Published
- March 1, 2000
- Publisher
- Carolrhoda Books
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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