Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

Punctuation play is at its finest in this New York Times #1 bestseller! Illuminating the comical confusion...
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Author: Lynne Truss
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! by Truss, Lynne

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

$40.75

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

$40.75
Author: Lynne Truss
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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



Author: Lynne Truss
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 08/01/2006
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.26h x 10.80w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9780399244919
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 108314 / Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!


Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2006 pg. 62
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2006 pg. 639
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2006 pg. 472
School Library Journal 08/01/2006 pg. 112
Booklist 09/01/2006 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2007 pg. 121 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Lynne Truss is a writer and journalist who started out as a literary editor with a blue pencil and then got sidetracked. The author of three novels and numerous radio comedy dramas, she spent six years as the television critic of The Times of London, followed by four (rather peculiar) years as a sports columnist for the same newspaper. She won Columnist of the Year for her work for Women's Journal. Lynne Truss also hosted Cutting a Dash, a popular BBC Radio 4 series about punctuation. She now reviews books for the Sunday Times of London and is a familiar voice on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Brighton, England.
BONNIE TIMMONS is best known for inspiring and creating images for the television show Caroline in the City and illustrating numerous national ad campaigns.

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