The Perfect Pop-Up Punctuation Book

by Kate Petty, Jennie Maizels (Illustrator)

In this interactive pop-up book, teaching and learning punctuation are transformed into a fun, hands-on activity. Sliding tabs, lift-the-flap features, and fresh, bold illustrations are sure to engage kids and help them understand the basic rules of punctuation. Wacky unpunctuated sentences will have kids laughing as they learn to recognize the correct use of every punctuation mark. Playful quizzes—and helpful hints from different animals on each page—make this book a perfect learning tool in the classroom and at home.

Genres: Childrens

12 pages, Hardcover

First published August 17, 2006

About the author

Writer/Editor Kate Petty (born Katharine Chapman) was the innovative author of more than two hundred books for children, including fiction, nonfiction, and picture books. Her award-winning pop-up books with illustrator Jennie Maizels and her collaborations with the Eden Project in Cornwall, England, are among her most popular works.

She died at age 55 from cancer.

Reviews

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ingenious. Quite probably the best, most education pop-up ever created for teaching language-related material to the lower grades.

[Lyndsey Hurm · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is one of the cutest children's books I have read! It teaches EVERYTHING about punctuation in a fun hands-on manner. It is a pop-up book and the students play around with commas by moving them in the book and a lot of other fun little pop-up activities. I will definitely have this book in my classroom. I might use it to introduce punctuation, but even for older grades I will have it in my classroom library or writing center for them to use whenever they need it.

[Charles Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

We use this hilarious pop-up book to introduce and review punctuation with struggling readers and writers. Some students even use it as a reference book. The pictures are funny and the examples are silly, which help breakdown the monotony of grammar study. Though made for younger children, older kids enjoy the comic relief of studying punctuation with this toy book.

[Khadija Bensaadoun · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book to use when teaching students about punctuation. The book is full of interactive activities that the students can engage in! Around the class, I would have sentences strips of unpunctuated words and the student will go around the classroom and use the correct punctuation for the sentences.Grades 3-5.

[Kasmarine]

Learning to use punctuation could never be so easy and fun but The Perfect Pop-Up Punctuation is an exception. I love its simple language and creative presentation...no more sweat over punctuation with the Perfect pop-up punctuation. A must have in the class

[Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an interactive pop-up book which learning punctuation is displayed as fun! The sentences are incredibly entertaining and the students will recognize the correct use of every punctuation mark.

[E · Rating 4 out of 5]

This punctuation pop up book would be great for teachings students different punctuation marks. I say this because it’s a pop-up book which are always fun. This book will definitely teach students the different rules of using different punctuation marks.

[Patty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clever book for building awareness of punctuation

[Michael D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for introducing emergent readers to the proper use of punctuations: when to use them; type of sentences denoted by various punctuations; and in creative writing lessons.

[David Kilgore · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has many interactive illustrations of proper punctuation. It would be a great addition to an early language arts classroom.