Scholastic Basher Basics: Punctuation
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Price: £6.30
Brand: Scholastic
Description: From the loud-mouthed Exclamation Mark to the curious Question Mark, this book ascribes a quirky personality to each punctuation mark, explaining its usage and characteristics. Scholastic Basher Basics: Punctuation - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Scholastic
Product ID: 78525
ISBN: 9780753419649
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Author: C. L. Podbery
Rating: 4
Review: Larger size than I was expecting - not pocket sized! The explanations are useful and written in a fun way making them accessible to students. The visuals are good and with the poster to display are a useful aid-memoir. Eveything is broken down; commas for example are split into 8 groups - whilst each explantion is correct this may get confusing for some but for others gives the clarification required for a tricky area. I also disagree with a couple points made in the explanations, with the Semi-colon for example, I find this book is sticking the the abosolute laws of punctuation and some of these have ben droppe in recent years. Overall a comprehensive, fun way to aid the teaching and learning (including independant) of what, for some, is the minefield of punctuation.
Author: CobWeb
Rating: 4
Review: Kingfisher/2010 Created by Basher : Written by Mary Budzik Measuring in at c 17.5 cm square, I was initially surprised by the size compared to the others I have in the 'Basher' range, namely the neat 12.75 cm square:- *Planet Earth *Biology *Physics *The Periodic Table and with half the number of pages, but, overall, I think that the content actually benefits from this format. From the back cover:- 'Meet Exclamation Mark, a loud-mouthed guy who loves to bark out orders; the heavy duty Comma Cops, keeping the fast lane clear for Sentence's main idea; and awe-inspiring Hyphen, who conjures up brand-new expressions in the flick of a pen! Get to grips with punctuation in Basher's unique one-stop guide to the building blocks of the English language. Packed with top tips and memorable characters, this is an essential book for every budding writer.' Colourful paperback covers open to 64 high quality, shiny pages, split into 4 pastel themed chapters:- * Chapter 1 - The Basic Bunch (pg 8-15) (Pale Blue coloured) * Chapter 2 - Up in the Air (pg 16-25) (Peach coloured) * Chapter 3 - The Comma Crew (pg 26-43) (Pale Green coloured) * Chapter 4 - Divide and Conquer (pg 44-57) (Pale Pink coloured) with sections on:- * Sentence (pg 4-5) * Capital Letters (pg 6-7) * Basic Grammar - (pg 58-59) plus a 2-page index and a 3-page glossary......completed with a fold-away PUNCTUATION poster, attached to the back inner cover. Each chapter has an opening double-page spread with the introduction on the left-hand page and the 'characters', i.e. the following 'topics', on the right. Each topic follows the same format, a 2-page spread giving key information in three bullet points at the top and any additional key information in a do/don't style format at the bottom, with general description in between. The character is a full page illustration on the right with the relevant featured punctuation mark at the top. A mini-pic is also included for quick reference to the character, and the place in the chapter/book, but these are unclear...maybe even a bit superfluous. All the 'characters' have a capital letter when they appear in the general text, e.g. Sentence, so are easy to spot and look up in the index, if more information is required. I am not in the habit of putting age guides on items, because too much depends on the individual child, their lifestyle, their exposure to reading materials - even their position in the family unit...but my experience, so far, has shown this book to be attractive to pick up but very easy to put down, generally with a glazed look! But the book does aim to be for 'every budding writer', so I guess that is a bit of a guide. The 'characters' have tended to appeal more to the older boys in my groups, who try and persevere - which may prove to be quite a useful thing as they are generally less keen on worrying about punctuation and grammar as a general rule, so to speak! The poster at the back of the book is a bonus but really of little added value as it needs to follow through with the signs for the punctuation marks alongside their 'alter egos', some of which are too complex to recall easily at any age! Love it or hate it, this book has a great ending, in my opinion - the expanded glossary, which is to the point and doubles up as a very useful refresher - so if you're not sure about 'Predicate', or the 'Passive Voice', this could be the book for you! Example of text:- 'From Chapter 4 - Divide and Conquer:- * () Parentheses * Rounded brackets that always come in pairs * Mainly used to fence off interruptions from the main sentence * Seen hugging explanations and additional information We are twins, full of gossip, juicy details and small comments on things. The main sentence plods along, giving all the important (but, to be perfectly honest, often pretty boring) stuff. Then we burst in, making things more lively with our own special take on the subject. And here's the good news. It's OK to butt in, not rude at all. As long as you begin and end an interruption with one of us (just keep the interruption fairly short), it's allowed. Hooray! That old stick-in-the-mud, Sentence, knows that it will still make sense (and be shorter) without what's inside us. Strictly speaking, he's right. But don't think we're just flibbertigibbets, filling the air with our silly chatter. We often give key information (such as an explanation or a date) that helps Sentence make his point. * Do use parentheses for non-essential information (such as a date) that explains, adds to or comments on the meaning of the main sentence. * X - Don't use just one parenthesis - you need two (one at each end). Don't make the interruption so long that the reader loses track of what the sentence is saying.'
