Under, Over, by the Clover: What Is a Preposition?

by Brian P. Cleary

Book Overview

Have fun learning about language

In this fun-filled book, playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Each preposition in the text, like under, over, by the clover, about, throughout, and next to Rover, is highlighted in color for easy identification. This is the newest addition to the Words Are CATagorical series, which has sold more than 2.9 million copies.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575052016
• ISBN13: 9781575052014
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.8" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 7 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 6

Customer Reviews

Great buying experience!

I ordered this book and within 5 days the book was in my mailbox!! It is in great shape and was a good price! Thanks!

This series is a great introduction to grammar!

I use this series of books throughout the school year in third grade before jumping into the parts of speech. They are a fun and engaging way to start off a lesson.

Time to learn your grammar!

These books are so good at helping kids learn the parts of speech. They give so many clear examples of sentences, with the specific part of speech in a different color so everyone will notice it. I used these in a classroom during english class and they all loved it. A+ to this book!

Takes the pain out of grammar!

Kudos to Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable for their terrific book about Prepositions! My nine year-old learned all about the function of this difficult part of speech in the few minutes it took for us to sail through the funny, rhyming text. The illustrated cat-like characters are bright and colorful, and the prepositions themselves are highlighted to make thme easier to identify. Reminds me a little of the schoolhouse rock show from my childhood!

My Students finally know this part of speech!

I teach 4th grade in a suburban school system where the kids are pretty bright, but prepositions have always been a little sticky for this age group. Brian P. Cleary's new book, UNDER, OVER BY THE CLOVER: What is a Preposition, is a class favorite, and also a favorite of mine because it takes on a kind of tricky part of speech and leaves my kids smiling. I liked his other books about nouns and verbs and adjectives also! This clarifies the preposition's role in our language, and is funny and catchy to boot!