Punctuation Power: Punctuation and How to Use It (Scholastic Guides) [Hardcover]

Marvin Terban (Author), Eric Brace (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000 | Age Level: 8 and up | Series: Scholastic Guides

When exactly do I use a comma? What's the difference between a dash and a hyphen? And what's the semi-colon for, anyway? PUNCTUATION POWER provides students with all the information they need to become more confident punctuators in a style that's energetic, fun, and easy to understand.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-9-In the first part of this book, Terban helps set readers straight on apostrophes, commas, hyphens, parentheses, and many other punctuation marks, all alphabetically arranged. Within each section, rules are printed in blue type, followed by an explanation in black, and examples using both colors. The cartoon illustrations are also in blue. The second section explains bibliographies, direct quotes, play scripts, and sentences, and the kinds of punctuation marks they take. Children will find this book helpful as they try to craft writing assignments. The examples and the pictures help keep the tone light. Terban's Checking Your Grammar (Scholastic, 1994) includes a section on punctuation, but it is not as complete. Neither is the section in Dave Kemper's Writers Express (Great Source, 1995). Consider purchasing both a reference and circulating copy of Punctuation Power.
Peg Glisson, Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590386735
• ISBN-13: 978-0590386739
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,146 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TOO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Punctuation Power, December 5, 2000

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Mary Ziller, Librarian - See all my reviews

This review is from: Punctuation Power: Punctuation and How to Use It (Scholastic Guides) (Hardcover)

Finally, a thin volume that tells one the rules for using colons, hyphens, brackets, underlines, etc. in concise, easy to understand language. Your children will find it easy to use and handy to tote--not too heavy for that often overstuffed book bag. Bravo!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Punctuation, November 6, 2007

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D. Fisher "children's author" (Houston, TX area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Punctuation Power: Punctuation and How to Use It (Paperback)

This book explains, teaches, and shows the uses and reasons for punctuation. A books for all ages and stages of reading and writing!

6 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Home School Mom, October 9, 2004

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Nia (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Punctuation Power: Punctuation and How to Use It (Paperback)

This book was not at all what I expected. I thought It was a work book, It is simply a manual, explaining the rules of punctuation. There are no work sheets for the student to work with. This is not something that my homeschooler would benefit from.