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We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful...

Two volume set of the Oxford English dictionary printed in micro-text.

Presents a short study for early learners that teaches how to recognize and understand the difference between homonyms and homophones.

In 1918, William Strunk Jr., a lecturer in English at Cornell University, wrote a short guide to style for his students. He aimed to show them how to write crispt, concise text that would inform readers as swiftly and clearly as possible. Strunk outlined eight "elementary rules of usage," just ten "elementary principles of composition," and "a few matters of form." The book has been in print ever since.

A brief story in which characters representing the short "i" sound and the long "i" sound look for these vowels in different words.

"Verbs are easier to show than explain! Luckily, this 20th anniversary edition is chock-full of them. Updated design elements, Try It! features, and brand-new back matter make this a must-have for readers learning about verbs"-- Provided by publisher.

Short o and Long o introduce the long and short "o" sounds.

Entries such as American ants, birds on bikes, and cow in car present the letters from A to Z.

A brief story in which characters representing the short "e" sound and the long "e" sound look for these vowels in different words.

An introduction to adjectives and how they help with descriptons.