The BIG Problem (and the Squirrel Who Eventually Solved It): Understanding Adjectives and Adverbs

by Nancy Loewen

Overview

The squirrels have a problem. A BIG, POLKA-DOTTED problem. And they're watching NERVOUSLY, CURIOUSLY to see what it will do next. This goofy little story, complemented by informational back matter, teaches readers the differences between adjectives and adverbs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666307344
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/15/2021
Series:	Language on the Loose
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	729,689
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Nancy Loewen writes fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults. Recent awards include: 2012 Minnesota Book Awards finalist (The LAST Day of Kindergarten); 2011 Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year (Share a Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story); 2011 Book of Note, Tri-State Young Adult Review Committee (Stubborn as a Mule and Other Silly Similes); and 2010 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox Series). She's also received awards from The American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Independent Book Publishers Association, and the Society of School Librarians International. Nancy holds an MFA in creative writing from Hamline University, St. Paul. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two teenage children.

Interviews

Continuation of well-received series; lighthearted, playful stories with quirky illustrations that subtly teach parts of speech and other language concepts (which aren't usually kids' favorites); back matter provides the "meat" of the featured concept with more specific, informational text referring readers back to the story to see the concepts in practice