The conjunctions know how to join things together and get things done. And that makes them the perfect parts of speech to go on a scouting adventure -- or two! Solid grammar basics infused with storybook fun will engage the most reluctant language-arts students.

Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his nonfiction, a Teachers' Choice Award from Learning Magazine, and a Seal of Excellence from the Creative Child Awards. Dahl currently lives in Minnesota.