The Mystery Of The Missing Socks: Grammar Tales
Author
Justin McCory Martin
In Library
1 books
Book ID
BEG 0902 GT
Category
Scholastic Tales (Age 4+)
Genres
Easy Reader
Remaining - (1) Books
Credit Point - 1 points
Description
For Age 5+
16 pages
DESCRIPTION
Who swiped Mr. McGillicutty's prized polka-dot socks? Ace reporter Steve Scoop uses the tools of his trade-his trusty notebook and quotation marks-to solve this hilarious whodunit!
This super-funny Grammar Tales story focuses on quotation marks, and is designed to help kids grasp the essential rules of usage and mechanics. Who says grammar is no laughing manner?
TEACHER TIPS
The speaker’s name can appear before a quotation: Ms. Slice said, “I’d bet my hat that it was Harold.” It can appear after a quotation: “I’d bet my hat that it was Harold,” said Ms. Slice. It can even appear in the middle: “I’d bet my hat,” said Ms. Slice, “that it was Harold.”