| Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! Contributor(s): Truss, Lynne (Author), Timmons, Bonnie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0399244913 ISBN-13: 9780399244919 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts - Grammar - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor - General |
| Dewey: 428.2 |
| LCCN: 2005028559 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 10.8" W x 7.26" (0.69 lbs) 32 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 108314 Reading Level: 1.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Punctuation play is at its finest in this New York Times #1 bestseller! 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. You might want to eat a huge hot dog, but a huge, hot dog would run away pretty quickly if you tried to take a bite out of him. And a sign saying Eat here and get gas would hint at a very different odor than Eat here, and get gas. This picture book is sure to elicit gales of laughter--and better punctuation--from all who read it. #1 New York Times Bestseller |