Poodle and the Art of the Comma

About this curriculum

Mom’s Choice Gold Award-Winner! This book introduces first, second, and third graders to the correct use of the comma—an integral part of grammar instruction—in an illustrated story format that kids will love! This is the fifth book in the Preliminary Level of the MCT language arts curriculum. Mom’s Choice Gold Award-Winner! This is a book about tadpoles. Just kidding. Poodle said to write that. He’s such a kidder. No, this is actually a book about commas. They do look a lot like tadpoles, though. Wait, this isn’t a book about grammar? Actually, it is. You see, if you want to know how to write well, you need to understand more than just words; you need to understand the punctuation that structures the meanings of those words. Punctuation is an inherent part of grammar—they are intertwined, the yin and yang of language. And Poodle, who is arguably the wisest scholar-chicken on the topic of grammar, is an outstanding teacher when it comes to explaining how the comma in particular functions and why it functions that way. So yes, this is a book about commas, and it’s about grammar…