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Synopsis
Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling adult punctuation guide EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, has created a hilarious picture book for grade-school children all about the beauty of commas. By using the same sentence, one with correct comma placement, and the other with incorrect placement, Truss demonstrates how drastically the meaning can change. An enormous hot dog can turn into a giant, sweaty dog with just one comma! The book is accompanied by full-color illustrations, and a clear explanation of each set of examples is also included., Lynne Truss, author of the bestselling adult punctuation guide EATS, SHOOTS & LEAVES, has created a picture book for grade-school children all about the beauty of commas. With full-color illustrations., See how using (or not using) a comma can change the meaning of a sentence.
| Size | | Length: | 32 pages | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 7.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 11.2 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, or stop."
Industry Reviews
"In this pithy adaptation of her bestselling adult book of the same title, Truss wryly demonstrated the truth of her subtitle--sans comma."
(06/05/2006)
"The witty sentences increase in complexity (and hilarity), augmented by sophisticated watercolor-and-ink illustrations with New Yorker flair...Elementary-school teachers will love this lighthearted but instructive effort, as will their students, who will never look at a comma in quite the same way."
(06/15/2006)
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