Interjections

Children's Literature

Children may no longer diagram sentences, but it is still useful to understand the tools needed to create a sentence. This series features a separate title on each of the key parts of a sentence—nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, prepositions and pronouns. While they are not likely to be read cover to cover by individual children, they are perfect for group reading as a class embarks on a writing assignment. The layout is colorful and simple, with the appropriate words highlighted. Eye-catching photographs are featured throughout the book. The grinning boy on the cover is surrounded by words like "hey!" and "yo!" and "wow!" The format of this series works least effectively for interjections; the book is too long for a part of speech that can be explained in one or two pages. To sustain interest, the author offers interjections in several different languages and even contemplates whether animals "speak" in interjections! The series is thorough, easy to understand, and often fun in its effort to "untangle the complicated rules" of the English language. Part of the "The Magic of Language" series. 2004, The Child's World, Ages 5 to 7.
—Karen Leggett