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Eats, Shoots and Leaves : Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Lynne Truss (2006, Hardcover)
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! Author: Truss, Lynne; Timmons, Bonnie [Illustrator]. Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. Condition: New. Qty Available: 2.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-100399244913
ISBN-139780399244919
eBay Product ID (ePID)54036905
Product Key Features
Book TitleEats, Shoots and Leaves : Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLanguage Arts / General, Language Arts / Grammar, Humor / General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes, Timmons, Bonnie
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorLynne Truss
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight10.8 Oz
Item Length7.3 in
Item Width10.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2005-028559
Reviews#1 New York Times Bestseller Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book KidsReads.com Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection "While dissolving into giggles over the change in meaning between 'Eat here, and get gas,' or 'Eat here and get gas,' children will find themselves gaining an instinctive understanding of the 'traffic signals of language.' " -- Booklist "The point is to make children laugh while swallowing their grammatical medicine--and do they ever." -- The Wall Street Journal "Truss, author of the No. 1 best-selling adult book of the same title, shares her witty and wise examples with a direly-in-need younger generation. . . . Youngsters of all ages will giggle their way through the wacky images." -- The Chicago Sun-Times, #1 New York Times Bestseller Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book KidsReads.com Best Book of the Year "While dissolving into giggles over the change in meaning between 'Eat here, and get gas,' or 'Eat here and get gas,' children will find themselves gaining an instinctive understanding of the 'traffic signals of language.' " -- Booklist "The point is to make children laugh while swallowing their grammatical medicine--and do they ever." -- The Wall Street Journal "Truss, author of the No. 1 best-selling adult book of the same title, shares her witty and wise examples with a direly0in0need younger generation. . . . Youngsters of all ages will giggle their way through the wacky images." -- The Chicago Sun-Times
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromFirst Grade
Dewey Decimal421.1
Grade ToFourth Grade
SynopsisPunctuation play at its finest 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., 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 Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book KidsReads.com Best Book of the Year, 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., Young and young-at-heart sticklers, unite! Lynne Truss and illustrator Bonnie Timmons provide hilarious proof that punctuation really does matter. 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 laughterand better punctuationfrom all who read it.
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- Jan 29, 2019
Great teaching tool!
This is a great book for any child, especially a child that struggles with grammar! It's so interesting, and it gets kids laughing. It perfectly dramatizes the confusion sloppy or missing punctuation can cause. We need more of these books!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 09, 2017
Great Book About Punctuation
This is a funny little book that Stresses the importance of commas in a way that children can relate to. Very funny and adorable.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 30, 2020
Can't say how much I enjoyed it.
A good book to go with Eats, shoots and Leaves. Again a funny book. Makes learning a lot easierVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 11, 2024
Item just as described. Thank you
Item just as described. Thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
