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Pulver, Robin

Punctuation Takes a Vacation

32 pp. | Holiday | March, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1687-9 $$16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lynn Rowe Reed. When Mr. Wright offers his class a break during a lesson on commas, the punctuation marks get a little huffy. Off they go to Take-a-Break Lake where, in Reedy's goofy acrylic illustrations, the now less-than-punctilious marks are shown sunbathing, water-skiing, and frolicking in bikinis. Information about punctuation is woven into the lighthearted story, and a list of simple punctuation rules is also included.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2003