
Barron's Educational Series - Barron's Educational Series
Release date: 2006-08-01
Paperback
Author: Rebecca Elliott Ph.D.
Language self-study & phrasebooks, English Language (Young Adult), Juvenile Nonfiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Study Aids - Grammar, Language Arts & Disciplines / Grammar, Language Arts - Grammar, English language, Grammar, Juvenile literature, Study and teaching




I purchased this for use at home as we home-educate our children. I thought this would help me to brush up on my grammar skills, but my kids immediately picked this book up and started using it on their own. It is very user friendly - an easy read for any age, and a great review for middle and high school students. My 14 yr old uses it as a reference when she is writing. Highly recommended!
Painless Grammar is completely different from any typical grammar stuff! We tend to label grammar as boring, but I noticed something totally different from what we learned at school; it doesn't involve any dull and/or old-fashioned structures at all. What really intrigued me was the last chapter dealing with how to e-mail! Actually, I like that chapter best in this book. That was the least I'd expected! Facial expressions and abbreviations drew my attention because both of them are expressed differently from Japanese. I think using them sometimes helps you enjoy e-mailing your friends. Of course, I know too much use of them confuses readers, though. I bet dealing with e-mail is a down-to-earth and up-to-date approach to attract readers!