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Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees: What Is Alliteration?
32 pp.
| Millbrook |
April, 2015 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4677-2649-8$17.95
(4)
K-3Words Are Categorical series.
Illustrated by
Martin Goneau.
Cleary's colorful cats coach the concept (see what we did there?) of alliteration for elementary-age readers. This is Cleary's usual schtick: forced rhymes introduce a term and provide examples, ad infinitum, while the cartoon cats provide exaggerated comic relief in the garishly hued illustrations. Alliterative words are highlighted in the text to aid comprehension. A final chart with examples reinforces lessons learned.