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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! (Hardcover)
by Lynne Truss , Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator)
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Punctuation learning, Picture books, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
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A clever book shows to kids how the placement of a comma can change the meaning of a sentence in a very interesting way. |
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Author: Lynne Truss , Bonnie Timmons (Illustrator)
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pub. in: July, 2006
ISBN: 0399244913
Pages: 32
Measurements: 7.3 x 10.8 x 0.4 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00184
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The title itself is a joke, about an irate panda who walks into a cafe, orders a sandwich, eats it, draws a gun and fires two shots into the air. The waiter finds the explanation for this erratic behavior in a badly punctuated wildlife manual which the bear leaves behind: Panda. Large black-and-white bear-like mammal, native to China. Eats, shoots and leaves.
The internet and emails have come along very conveniently for people who didn't learn punctuation and can therefore get by. Punctuation helps give rhythm and a tone of voice to writing, and Truss thinks it no accident that readers of emails often find it difficult to pick up the tone of the person who's written it, with all those dashes. The grace notes get lopped off and it becomes very bald. So people start needing exclamation marks and capital letters, desperately trying to express a tone of voice. It is a sort of celebration of punctuation. You can't help cheering it on, because it has done such a good job in its humble way.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
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Lynne Truss is constantly tempted to correct punctuation on signs, advertisements, movie posters, and more.
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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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 laughter - and better punctuation - from all who read it.
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J. Sloan, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
In the illustrated version of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss shows how the placement of a comma can change the meaning of a sentence. Hilarious illustrations, great for showing kids the importance of punctuation and fun for adults! |
C. J. Reno , USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
Finally, a book that makes it easy to show eight-year-olds just why commas matter! Memorizing rules is fine and good, but it takes a touch of humor to make the lesson stick and Lynne Truss provides it. Only quibble-I could have done without the example sentence "Eat here and get gas." You'll love it, and your kids will, too. |
Margaret Silver, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
If you are tired of explaining and re-explaining the importance of punctuation in writing, then this is the book for you. I originally purchased the "adult" version of this book, and while it is very clever, it is not appropriate for my students. This book, however, is perfect for my learning disabled 7th graders. Lynne Truss makes it quite clear why teachers are so picky about commas-they totally change the meaning of the sentence. The pictures help make it even more obvious that to get across the exact message, the writer must watch punctuation marks. The probably crude "gas sentence" is especially appealing to 7th grade boys. As a middle school teacher, I am no longer shocked or upset by crude pictures, statements, writing. It comes with the age group. The endnotes that explain the rule for each picture add to the educational content. This is another purchase I made over the summer-see "This is the Teacher"-that will be used and enjoyed by my middle school students. Nowadays students want to be entertained at school. Children will easily be entertained while learning the rules of grammar. |
Anne Lamott, USA
<2006-12-22 00:00>
I just bought this book for my eight-year-old granddaughter, but I think I laughed about as much as she did. The artist's drawings are clever and funny, and illustrate a simple sentence to show what happens when a comma moves or isn't used properly. The book also has short explanations at the back of the book in case you're not, as I am not, an expert at punctuation rules and grammar. I hope Truss and Timmons explain a great deal more of grammar. They made commas great fun for my granddaughter-and for me! |
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