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Picture Book · Ages 5–8 · 2019 · Est. 5 min read-aloud
The Day Punctuation Came to Town
Written by Kimberlee Gard · Illustrated by Sandie Sonke
Part of the Language is Fun! series
Can Comma find his place among the Punctuations at school?
4.2/5 Goodreads · 210 ratings
32 pages· 564 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
In a town where punctuation marks come to life, Comma feels out of place among his lively peers like Exclamation Point and Question Mark. As they form exciting words, Comma wonders if he truly matters. Will he discover his unique role in language, or remain an outsider? Join this colorful journey of self-discovery and wordplay, where every mark has a purpose.
"We're the Punctuation family, and we all work together to help letters and the words they make."
— from the book
From the publisher
There’s a new family in town: the Punctuations! When Exclamation Point, Question Mark, Period, and Comma join the letters at school, they form words like Wow! and Why? and Yes. But Comma isn’t sure where he belongs. He just seems to get in the way. Is he really important? Kids, parents, and teachers will enjoy this latest installment in the Language Is Fun series. With colorful illustration and clever wordplay, The Day Punctuation Came to Town is a wonderful introduction to punctuation and the important role it plays in language.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 564
- Reading age
- 5–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 520L
After the last page
Talk about it together
What is Comma's job? Period's job? Exclamation Point's job? Question Mark's job?
What is something unique and special about you? What is your job? Why do you think its important to have different jobs?
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.4
- F&P level
- ~N
Publication
- Published
- August 1, 2019
- First published
- July 1, 2019
- Publisher
- Familius
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781641701457
- LCCN
- 2019936502
- OCLC
- 1112232859
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