Basher Basics: Grammar: UK Edition

Basher Basics

by Mary Budzik, Simon Basher (Illustrator)

With its lively, creative approach, this is a unique and highly memorable one-stop guide to using language clearly, expressively and correctly. Each grammar basic - from parts of speech to sentence components to groupings and agreements - is represented by its own character, who explains in their own words what makes them tick and how they are used. Plenty of practical advice will help every child unravel the rules and regulations of the English language.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, Writing, Education, Childrens

68 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2011

Reviews

[Chelsi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good breakdown of the basics of the English Language.

[Chaelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick, and I learned something "new."

[Jacob · Rating 4 out of 5]

My review of Basher: Geometry and Algebra will probably be accurate for any of this series that I read and review, but I'll offer a few tweaks on it (basic review: they're semi-educational and semi-entertaining, so they're kind of nice to have sitting around for kids to pick up and look at out of curiosity every once in a while). I think this book on grammar actually fits the approach better than the geometry and algebra book because the text descriptions of grammar do a better job of explaining what the parts of speech are and what they do.

This may be because the math concepts take more space to explain well than the book allows for, while the descriptions of grammar concepts fit better on a single page. It's also possible that more basic concepts are a better match for this kind of whimsical approach. I hope not, because I suspect that most of us could learn just about any concept quicker and more easily if it was taught creatively, simply, and a way that relates to what we already know.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a tad too old at this time for my littles, but a nice introduction/reminder of the definitions and hints on writing. I enjoyed it and thought it approachable for budding independent sentence writers.

[Diego · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informational but a lot of the stuff written here I already knew.