punctuation

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Topical Term
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punctuation

Peter Period

2005
Introduces the use of the period through the story of Peter, a member of the Punc family who has always been good at making things stop.

Hannah Hyphen-Hyphen

2005
Introduces the use of the hyphen through the story of Hannah, a member of the Punc family who is high class and fun loving.

Alan Apostrophe

2005
Introduces the use of the apostrophe through the story of Alan, a member of the Punc family known as the One-Eyed Punc because he wears an eye patch.

Emma Exclamation Point

2005
Introduces the use of the exclamation point through the story of Emma, a member of the Punc family who, even as a child, had a long nose, a button mouth, and a habit of speaking in exclamations.

Christopher Comma

2005
Introduces the use of the comma through the story of Christopher, a member of the Punc family who is always cheerful and loves to sing.

Eats, shoots & leaves

the zero tolerance approach to punctuation
2008
An illustrated edition of Lynne Truss's book, in which she presents a humorous look at the history of punctuation, discussing the use and misuse of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, and other punctuation marks.

Quotation marks

2001
Teaches young readers what quotation marks are and how to use them.

Punctuation at the game

2013
Readers explore the many ways punctuation is used at sports games. A helpful introduction to an important language arts skill, the text supports classroom lessons using relatable content and easy-to-read language. Readers learn the many punctuation symbols through fun examples and colorful photographs.

Question mark

2001
Teaches children what a question mark is and how to use it.

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