Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! Hardcover - 2006
by Truss, Lynne
- Used
Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely. This picture book adaptation of the "New York Times" bestseller is sure to elicit gales of laughter--and better punctuation--from all who read it.
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- Title Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
- Author Truss, Lynne
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Date 2006-07-25
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # N24L-00756
- ISBN 9780399244919 / 0399244913
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.26 x 10.8 x 0.41 in (18.44 x 27.43 x 1.04 cm)
- Ages 06 to 09 years
- Grade levels 1 - 4
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Punctuation, Comma
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005028559
- Dewey Decimal Code 428.2
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Summary
Illuminating the comical confusion the lowly comma can cause, this new edition of Eats, Shoots & Leaves uses lively, subversive illustrations to show how misplacing or leaving out a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely.
This picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughter—and better punctuation—from all who read it.
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- Booklist, 09/01/2006, Page 132
- Horn Book Magazine, 07/01/2006, Page 472
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2007, Page 121
- Kirkus Review - Children, 06/15/2006, Page 639
- Publishers Weekly, 06/05/2006, Page 62
- School Library Journal, 08/01/2006, Page 112
