Under, Over, By the Clover

What Is a Preposition?

From the Series Words Are CATegorical ®

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

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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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 3
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction
Copyright 2002
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2003-08-01
Reading Counts! Level 2.0
Text Type Poetry
BISACS JNF029020, JNF029040, JNF029000
Dewey 428.2
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 420
Guided Reading Level O
ATOS Reading Level 3.2
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 58930
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
Features Awards, Reviewed, and Teaching Guides

Awards

  • Book-of-the-Month Children's Club Selection, Winner, 2002
  • SSLI Book Award Honor Book, Commended, 2002

Reviews

Booklist

“. . . children will enjoy and learn from the ride.”
Booklist

Kirkus Reviews

“His [Cleary’s] humorous text does a solid but entertaining job of introducing different types of prepositions and formulating a workable definition.”
Kirkus Reviews

The Horn Book Guide

“. . . readers will enjoy the whirlwind grammar lesson.”
The Horn Book Guide