Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!
Truss, Lynne
ISBN 10: 0399244913 ISBN 13: 9780399244919
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2006
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Synopsis:
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
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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Bibliographic Details
Title: Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do...
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Timmons, Bonnie
Condition: very_good