Nouns Say "What's That?"

by Michael Dahl, Lauren Lowen (Illustrator)

Tour groups, exhibits, paintings, sculptures ... The museum is teeming with common and proper nouns, everywhere you look! Person, Place, and Thing make sure readers not only discover factual grammar basics inside, but also lots of fun, laughter, and adventure.

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2019

About the author

Michael Dahl is the author of over 200 books for children and young adults, including the acclaimed Finnegan Zwake mystery series and The Library of Doom. His works have earned Edgar and Anthony Award nominations and national design honors. As Editorial Director at Stone Arch Books, he champions engaging, award-winning stories that inspire young readers everywhere.

He also writes under aliases Chris Carey, Rick Thomas, and Mark Ziegler.

Reviews

[Etienne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting book that transform a story about a visit at the museum into a grammar lesson on nouns. Good way to introduce nouns and the story/creatures parts may help kids to remeber it better. Worth it!

[joyce w. laudon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provides an excellent and entertaining introduction to nouns. Three colorful cartoon characters represent Person, Place and Thing. On a trip to the museum, they teach children about themselves and what they stand for. This book covers what nouns describe, plural nouns, proper nouns, irregular plural nouns and more...all while making the learning fun and providing sufficient repetition to solidify a young student's understanding. A good addition for your grammar shelf.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for making learning colorful and fun. The opinions expressed are my own.

[Angela (Kentuckybooklover) Brocato-Skaggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a substitute teacher, I LOVE this book. It is easy and fun to read with colorful eye-catching characters. I loved the fact that each noun (person, place, or thing) was assigned a color so when that type of noun was mentioned you knew which noun was being discussed.

I am already excited to order this book for myself and my teacher friends. The littles are going to love it. This would be the perfect book for families to read-aloud together to teach and learn nouns.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Capstone Publishing, through NetGalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a simple, inexpensive picture book introducing children to nouns. They cover different types of nouns (plurals, sets, proper...) as a group of school children visits a museum. Childlike drawings accompany the story.

My rating system:
1 = hated it
2 = it was okay
3 = liked it
4 = really liked it
5 = love it, plan to purchase, and/or would buy it again if it was lost

I read a temporary digital ARC of the book for the purpose of review.

[Deana Metzke · Rating 3 out of 5]

As other reviewers have said, this book is a great way to introduce what nouns are to children. I like the multiple examples of different types of nouns, as well as the way the author reiterates what nouns are throughout the story. I could see this as a nice addition for younger grade classrooms or homeschool libraries.

*I received an early copy of this book as a member of #bookexcursion. The release date of the book is August 2019.

[Rosemary · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very useful picture book to teach children what nouns are and how to spot them. This book would be perfect as a teaching tool for school libraries and for use in the classroom. Small children would love all the detail in the pictures and seeing a class of kids visit the museum on a class trip.

[Jenn (YeahOrNeighReviews) · Rating 5 out of 5]

My niece absolutely loves when I read her this book! A cute way to help explain grammar and make reading fun. I'll definitely be getting the others in the series for her!

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thumbs up!

[Andréa]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A beginning introduction to grammar and nouns. Fun pictures and a good story.