To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb? (Words are Categorical)

Brian P. Cleary; Jenya Prosmitsky [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 1575054035 / ISBN 13: 9781575054032

Published by Carolrhoda Books, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To Root, to Toot, to Parachute: What Is a Verb? (Words are Categorical)
• Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575054035
• ISBN 13: 9781575054032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Prosmitsky, Jenya
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of verbs, from "toss and tumble," "jump and jam," to "whine and whisper," "sleep and slam."

About the Author

Brian P. Cleary is the creator of the best-selling Words Are CATegorical(tm) series, now a 13-volume set with more than 2 million copies in print. He is also the author of the Math Is CATegorical(tm) series and the single titles Rainbow Soup: Adventures in Poetry, Rhyme and PUNishment: Adventures in Wordplay, Eight Wild Nights: A Family Hanukkah Tale, Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book and The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor. Mr. Cleary lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Jenya Prosmitsky was born in Leningrad and grew up in Kishinev in the former U.S.S.R. She studied at Schusev Children's Art School and later at Repin College of Arts. After coming to the U.S., she graduated with a B.S. in Graphic Design from the University of Minnesota. She is the illustrator of A Mink, A Fink, A Skating Rink: What is a Noun?, Hairy, Scary, Ordinary, and To Root, To Toot, To Parachute (Lerner).