Explains the purpose and importance of punctuation and how it is used, covering apostrophes, colons, commas, exclamation points, hyphens, parentheses, slashes, and more.
Through a mixture of cartoon-style illustrations, vibrant photographs, and speech-bubble-like text boxes, readers will learn what punctuation is and how to use it correctly.
Lynne Truss, a self-proclaimed stickler, presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.
Illustrations and whimsical poems introduce young readers to punctuation, with commas that help a train slow down, colons that introduce lists, quotation marks that tell people what to do, and more.