To Root, to Toot, to Parachute, 20th Anniversary Edition: What Is a Verb? (Words Are CATegorical ® (20th Anniversary Editions))

Product Description

To root, to toot, to parachute,/ To play the flutophone or flute,/ To dare, defend, descend, disturb―/If it’s an action, it’s a verb! In this 20th anniversary edition of To Root, to Toot, to Parachute, author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Prosmitsky provide numerous examples of verbs. The text’s playful rhymes combine with fun illustrations to build understanding of how this part of speech is used. New Try It! features, updated back matter, and a fresh font make these editions extra special.

About the Author

Brian P. Cleary is the author of the
Words Are CATegorical®,
Math Is CATegorical®,
Food Is CATegorical™, and
Animal Groups Are CATegorical™ series, as well as several picture books. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jenya Prosmitsky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and lived most of her childhood and teen years in Kishinev, Moldavia (former U.S.S.R.). She studied fine arts, illustration, and graphic design at Repin College of Arts in Kishinev before coming to the U.S. For over 10 years Jenya has worked as an interactive/graphic designer and children’s book illustrator. She is the artistic creator of the
Words Are CATegorical series for Lerner Publishing Group of Minneapolis. Jenya resides in Boston with her husband, Olivier, two daughters, Eugénie and Alexandra, and two cats, Ferruccio and Marcello.