Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective?

This book would be great to have while teaching an english class. The book gives the definition of an adjective and then continues to adjectives through out the whole book in fun, silly ways.It uses rhyming and adjectives showing two aspects of english language. The adjectives are always in a

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different color then the rest of the text making them easy to identify. I think the rhyming and silliness of this book is great for students because reading it is fun and easy.

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This is a good book to use when teaching adjectives. It is a cartoon book and doesn't really have a story line but has silly rhymes. The adjectives are in color while the rest of the words are in black which helps children identify to adjectives.

This book starts off with a simple definition of what an adjective is, and elaborates throughout the text to create a complete understanding of the term. Cleary and the illustrator of this book- Prosmitsky- create a fluent text which could help kids learn about adjectives. The illustrations on the

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page always correspond with the actual text. It is a playful text that will get kids interested in learning about adjectives.

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I allowed kids to read this book with a learning center about adjectives. It is a cute, humorous book about adjectives. It makes learning fun for the kids and they enjoyed reading it.

really shows what an adjective is.

Easy, breezy, broken, blue... Or, in Everett's words... Easy, breezy CoverGirl. Maybe too much TV...

Same as the other texts in this series, it does what it's intended to very well and I liked it for that.

Cleary is at it again providing mentor texts, this time the subject is adjectives. Students, primarily K-2, will enjoy learning through this informational book.