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Punctuation Takes a Vacation | 
| Author: Robin Pulver
Creator: Lynn Rowe Reed
Publisher: Holiday House
Category: Book
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 8730
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 28
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 9.8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0823418200
EAN: 9780823418206
ASIN: 0823418200
Publication Date: March 1, 2004
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Product Description
Commas, periods, excalmation points, question marks, colons, apostrophes, quotation marks: take your places. 10:00 A.M. Time to study us. Learn how punctuation marks work together to make reading and writing flow smoothly.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Cute book!!! June 16, 2008
K. Sumersille (Sparks, NV)
My class of 3rd graders thoroughly enjoyed this book. It fit right in with the teaching of the writing trait "conventions."
A Story With All The Right Marks! January 16, 2008
Michelle A. Cope (Columbus, Ohio)
This was a great book. It really shows how important punctuation is when writing. Punctuation takes a break from its work in a classroom and soon the students find that their world is a little more crazy without the marks to make it mind. The story line was well thought out and the list at the end of the book is a great teaching tool. The illustrations are wonderful. I also enjoyed the personality traits given to the individual marks of punctuation.
 Clever but Punctuated with Racial Stereotypes August 28, 2007
S Malone (Somerville, MA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I must come to the aid of poor Sheila who has been unfairly attacked for having an unpopular opinion (and for her spelling--now, that's just rude!).
I bought this book based on the many positive reviews and actually assumed that the perceived racism was probably blown out of proportion. But, as a middle school teacher, when I got to the page where Mr. Rongo appeared, I was a bit taken aback. Yes, Mr. Rongo is African-American while Mr. Wright is Caucasion, and yes he is called Mr. RONGo. That is probably bad enough, but his outfit is also somewhat clownish, and the poor guy really seems to have no control over his class (or at least over his punctuation). I'm white, and it bothered me. I actually checked the copyright date and thought there was some mistake!
No, the color of the two teachers' skin is not the focus of this book. But, if I read it to my sixth-graders, I would feel compelled to discuss this issue with them. I certainly don't want to propagate a stereotype, especially in a school system that is already quite "diversity challenged."
That said, I enjoyed the book, especially the postcards from the punctuation marks. It could be fun to have the kids figure out which ones sent which postcards. Of course, we would have to take time out to give colons some respect. Timekeepers? Honestly! If I were a colon, I'd be insulted.
 cute July 26, 2007
Book Lover #52 (Ann Arbor, MI)
Good book to emphasize that punctuation is important. It didn't easily lend itself to punctuation activities for the classroom, which is what I was hoping for...
Fun grammar lesson! June 12, 2007
lisakauai (kauai, hawaii)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like to use literature whenever I can to teach lessons. This book is a fun way to show the importance of punctuation. It is a cute book but not exactly what I expected. I thought the main focus would be what would happen if punctuation took a vacation and have more examples of what confusion it could start. Instead it was based on a class borrowing the punctuation from the class next door...
Pictures great! Fun idea.
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