如果有一天所有的「標點符號」都不見了，你可以想見會發生什麼事嗎？我們所說的話跟寫的句子是不是都變得沒有意義了呢？在這個故事中，Mr. Wright的班上放了「標點符號」們一個長假，接下來會發生什麼事呢？這本書以動態擬人的方式教小朋友學習各種標點符號的正確用法。適合6歲以上兒童閱讀。***B12-E1-012 Punctuation takes a vacation
On the hottest day Mr. Wright's class has ever seen, the teacher gives punctuation a vacation! Insulted, the punctuation marks take off, and a few days later postcards arrive from Take-a-Break Lake. The kids want to write back, but they can't without any punctuation. Borrowing the unruly marks from the class next door, they write a letter begging the marks to return, a letter filled with usage errors that effectively makes their case. Childlike acrylic paintings on canvas "punctuate" the zaniness by turning the marks into characters whose banter exemplifies the marks' use. The messages on the postcards further typify usage (e.g., "Do you miss us? How much? Why couldn't we take a vacation sooner? Guess who?"). A straightforward list of punctuation rules rounds out this inventive and entertaining device for getting kids to understand usage, which proves that nothing makes sense without punctuation. Right? Right! Julie Cummins
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