Fun book for literary/grammar terms?

[mnemom]

My dd6 is very curious about literary and grammar terms. She loves learning the "hard" words like hyperbole, onomatopoeia, etc. Is there some kind of fun book that incorporates these terms? I am thinking (wishing?) of something along the lines of Penrose the Mathematical Cat, but with a language focus instead of math.

 

I would really appreciate any recommendations!

[threeturn]

:bigear:

[5Wizards]

I've read that this one is good.

 

http://www.amazon.com/You-Were-Onomatopoeia-Word-Fun/dp/1404840982/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2JBQA1CC6BX7I&colid=3SYU04RW1YH8Z

 

If you look at the part where "customers who bought this also liked" area, there are more listed. HTH.

[Momling]

My girls liked the books by Brian Cleary: http://www.amazon.com/Hairy-Scary-Ordinary-Adjective-Categorical/dp/1575055546/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300944390&sr=8-1

 

Or the kids books by Lynne Truss: http://www.amazon.com/Eats-Shoots-Leaves-Commas-Difference/dp/0399244913/ref=pd_sim_b_25

 

You might also just get her MCT Grammar Island and Music of the Hemispheres. If I had known about it when my older was 6, I totally would have read it with her.

[mnemom]

Thank you so much for these recommendations! I just requested a bunch of the books from my library and am also looking at the MCT website. I had never heard of MCT and it looks fantastic! I have been struggling with FLL, as the lessons come off as very stilted to me. I like the content of them, but the delivery is just so blah. I think the general setup and prose of the MCT books is more my style. Expensive but I think it's what I'm looking for.

 

Thanks again!