Grammar comes to life in this leveled reader that uses entertaining sports narratives to teach language arts skills. This colorfully illustrated leveled reading book presents a fictional sports event through the eyes of TV announcer Buzz Star and a sidekick kid reporter. In stories designed to amuse as well as educate, press-box banter introduces amusing players and exciting action, while cleverly incorporating sideline coaching on how to identify and use parts of speech.

This book highlights the part of speech being taught (pronouns), and features sidebars that define and explain parts of speech, a summary of related grammar rules, and fun activities that reinforce the skills taught.

In this leveled reader book the Hotshots and the Playmakers pound the boards at Rebound Arena in a showdown for the High Hoops Trophy. Kid reporter Jeff Turner joins Buzz Star in the booth to call the action. As players come off the bench to enter the game, Jeff learns that pronouns can sub for “starters” in a sentence. Put points on the board in the All-Star Activity and you’ll be the game MVP!

32 pages, full-color illustrations, paperback, 7"x7".