Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate Writing Guide for Students

Most kids will send up a cheer at the title of the author's introduction: "Grammar Schmammar," as in "Grammar-who needs it?" Well, the answer is that we all do if we're to communicate in any way other than grunting and scratching. And since we must become familiar with...

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Published in:Booklist 2011, Vol.107 (21), p.47
Main Author: Cart, Michael
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Childrens nonfiction
Fogarty, Mignon
Grammar
Haya, Erwin
Student writing
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Summary:Most kids will send up a cheer at the title of the author's introduction: "Grammar Schmammar," as in "Grammar-who needs it?" Well, the answer is that we all do if we're to communicate in any way other than grunting and scratching. And since we must become familiar with this tangled territory, [Fogarty], the self-styled Grammar Girl, makes a reasonably genial guide who wears her obvious erudition lightly...
ISSN:0006-7385