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Title: The Girl's Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can't Manage without Apostrophes!
ISBN: B0013L4DDK
Author:
Lynne Truss
Publicate Date: 2007-07-01
Publish: 2007-07-01
List Price: $16.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: Kids Love Apostrophes
I teach Language Arts to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders (in the same classroom). They loved this book and often choose to read it on their own!
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2: An excellent grammar fun book
Lynn Truss' THE GIRL'S LIKE SPAGHETTI: WHY YOU CAN'T MANAGE WITHOUT APOSTROPHES is an excellent grammar fun book which blends humor with pointed comments on how grammar can make a different in content. Examples of statements with and without apostrophes are presented in facing pages demonstrating how very different intentions can be with the wrong grammar choice. Many an adult will love this approach, also!
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3: The Girl's Like Spaghetti is great!
I ordered this book to use in my 6th grade classroom. The pictures show the meaning of similar sentences with and without apostrophes. Using this book brings humor to reinforcing correct punctuation in writing for students and adults alike. The book includes the rules used to know when and where to use apostrophes. This is truly a fun way to learn punctuation.
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4: Fun,factual and funny
For those who love books written by Lynn Truss, this one is for you. The clear explanation of how to use apostrophes, along with the clever illustrations make this a book to share with children you love to read to.
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5: Eats, Roots and Leaves for Kids
Having read and greatly valued Truss' first venture into punctuation books, this was a disappointment.
It may have been because the advertising was misleading or I didn't read it closely enough, but I didn't realise this was, in fact, a kid's book, not for adults.
The title is clear enough; it's about the use of apostrophes, (and indeed, nothing else).
As an introduction to punctuation for children NOT BEFORE TIME, it's great.
The examples of apostrophe misuse (and the vaguely amusing illustrations of them) are good and work well for anyone, but particularly for the 12-15 year old group.
I'd really like to see another Eats, Roots, and Leaves with all the fascinating real world examples of the misuse of punctuation. I hoped this was it; but it wasn't.
If you are keen on good written English (like me) you may want to get a copy for you school aged children.
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