Nouns

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 offer an opportunity for children to call out answers: a photo of several dogs (common noun) with the question, "What proper noun would you use for each dog's name?" The book touches on irregular plurals, "y" plurals, compound nouns and all those fun collective nouns for groups of animals (complete with a website where you can find a long list of collective animal nouns). The series is thorough, easy to understand, and often fun in its effort to "untangle the complicated rules" of the English language. 2004, The Child's World, Ages 5 to 7.
—Karen Leggett