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I could see this book being used in a classroom. You could have the kids read the sentence with the correct intonation in the words to show the changes with the different punctuation. It would be fun to have some kids act them out or say them aloud to the class. Some of them, however, I needed the pictures to make sense of the different meaning- I was glad for the answers in the back of the book- maybe you will too- for instance, the extra large pizza, and extra-large pizza. I also think the two...
Twenty-Odd Ducks by Lynne Truss is a story about punctuation marks. The story emphasizes the importance of punctuation. The book delivers the message regarding punctuation keeping words in group orders and sets the tone for the reader. The story has two pages with each containing a different meaning but the similar punctuation. For example, the page has a picture of a little boy sitting between his two parents, content. The wording states “These are Jack’s parents; who could be happier? “. The s...
This is an entertaining book about the importance of punctuation. By the author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, this book is written to help children understand the importance of punctuation. The book begins with an introduction from the author explaining that punctuation has two important jobs: 1 - keeping words in groups so that readers understand the intended meaning and 2 - conveying tone of voice. The majority of the book features one sentence written with different punctuation on opposing pages....
Hyphens. Exclamation Marks. Periods. Question marks. Colons. Parentheses. Semi-Colons. Quotation marks. And yes, commas. Punctuation marks, make-all-the-difference, in the world when you read something? -OR- Punctuation marks make all the difference in the world when you read something. You get my drift.Aimed at kids 8 and up, Lynne Truss takes an important piece of information and simplifies it so children can understand. And adults, too. She takes everyday thoughts and shows the importance of
I loved Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation and Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference! (the children's version) by Lynne Truss, so this one was a hit as well. I loved the comic illustrations and format, but I would recommend it for older children and adults only. I found it somewhat difficult to explain the subtle nuances in the grammar to our girls (after all, they are only 3 and 5!), so we just enjoyed looking at the pictures together.
This book is similar in style to "The Girl's Like Spaghetti", which focuses on the apostrophe, and "Eats, Shoots and Leaves", which is all about the comma. It takes pairs of sentences, identical except for the punctuation, and shows side-by-side cartoons to illustrate that changes in punctuation can completely change the meaning of the sentence. These books are clever and fun to read. I enjoy that the other books Lynne Truss has written do not bother with pontificating on every grammatical nuanc...
This book does not really have a great audience. It's a picture book, suggesting it's for younger children. But the content would not be understood by a child that age. I appreciate that it is examples of different ways to punctuate sentences, 2 of each, and that is a great way to learn. But a child of picture book age will not understand what is going on without a lot of explaining. It's a good idea, but it just doesn't seem to work for me.
Truss, Lynne Twenty-Odd Ducks: Why Every Punctuation Mark Counts, illustrated by Bonnie Timmons. Putnam (Penguin), 2008. PICTURE BOOK. Truss and Timmons score another home run with another companion to the Eats, Shoots and Leaves book. This time all punctuation marks are involved in this wonderful new book. English teachers at levels need this book right now! EL, MS, HS - ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher.http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2008/...
Date read: 10/29/2020Date of review: 10/29/2020Genre: Contemporary NonfictionGrade Range: K-1The subtitle tells you all you need to know about skill this would be a great mentor text for: placing punctuation. The author comes up with lots of clever turns of phrase that change dramatically whenever a period moves ever so slightly to the left, or a question marked is inserted in a different place. Great illustrations as well!
I really liked this book since it taught the importance of commas, exclamation points, and periods in a fun and entertaining way. I think kids would really enjoy reading this book. Teachers could use it to introduce the concept of punctuations and the important roles they play in a sentence.
Entertaining pictures of how a situation changes depending on the punctuation.
Love this book!
This story uses fictional pictures to demonstrate why punctuation is so important.
Fun for grammar lovers! I am definitely sharing this with my students. We'll see if they figure out the differences between the phrases.
12 pages with the same sentence written with different punctuation. 2 pages with short explanations of those differences.
