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Punctuation..?

The title ‘Punctuation..?’ in large black typography at the top. Then below at the bottom, cartoon woman and man looking at each other, looking confused with their arms in the air. On the left a rastafarin DJ playing records in a nightclub with a large speaker on the left and right. People are dancing in the front — Front cover (back cover and front cover)

Contents page on the right, shows 2 columns of main heading entries throughout the book. Then above this is an old wind-up antique clock, with the word ‘punctuation’ written in it — Page 1

Left page has a footballer kicking a football with a colon on the football, to a person on the right page who is trying to get to it. Below this is a description of what a colon is — Pages 12 and 13

Left page, shows a woman and man looking at each other, then on the right page, they are lying down near a pond enjoying each other’s company. Below this is a description of what a semicolon is — Pages 34 and 35

Book

Punctuation..?

User Design, Illustration and Typesetting

2nd edition, 2011

ISBN 13: 978-0-9570712-2-3

Book type

Punctuation style guide, educational, reluctant teenage reading book, picture book.

Description

Punctuation..? explains the functions and correct uses of 21 of the most used punctuation marks. It is humorous, fully illustrated using real-life scenarios and is for a wide age-range (young to ageing) and intelligence (emerging to expert).

This book also makes an ideal gift, birthday present or special occasion gesture.

User group mainly designed for

Teenagers and people who do not like to read and feel reading a book is boring (reluctant readers).

Price

£10 (€11.66, $15.43).

Book reviews

View our list of more than 80 book reviews.

Awards

Runner-up in the Environmental category in the British Book Design and Production Awards Competition 2012.
Merit in the European Design Awards 2007 in the Book and Editorial Illustration category (for 1st edition).

Ways to order

Cash, cheque, credit card, online, telephone or by mail/post.

How to order

Local Bookshops logo

The book can be ordered from any up-to-date bookshop worldwide. If you live in the United Kingdom, you can find your local bookshop via the Hive Bookshop Finder, or if they are a member of the Booksellers Association via the Booksellers Association Bookshop Finder. If you live in the U.S.A., you can find your local bookshop using the Bookshop.org Store Locator.

Waterstones logo

The book can be ordered from a Waterstones store, or from their website with worldwide delivery. Waterstone’s is the U.K.’s national highstreet bookshop.

Central Books logo

The book can be ordered online direct from the book’s distributor website Central Books. By post: Central Books, 50 Freshwater Road, Chadwell Heath, London, RM8 1RX, U.K. Mail order department: mo@centralbooks.com. By phone calling from within the U.K. 020 8525 8800, calling from outside the U.K. 0044 20 8525 8800.

You can review the book on the Goodreads.com website.

Material information

Cover paper: Olin Smooth cream, 300g/m², Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved, from Antalis McNaughton, U.K. Matt coated/lamination.
Inside paper: Olin Recycled (70%), cream, 160g/m², Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) approved, from Antalis McNaughton, U.K.
Printing: CMP, U.K.
Binding: squareback/staple bound (but does have the book title on the spine, cleverly done).
Page size: width 148mm × height 220mm (just larger than A5 portrait).
Colour: greyscale.
Weight: 123 grams.
Number of pages: 36.
Word count: 3000.