Dreyer's English : good advice for good writing (adapted for young readers) / Benjamin Dreyer
Publication details: New York, USA : Yearling Books, 2022.Description: 287 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780593176832
- 808.042 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Junior collection | 808 DRE | Available | 0722691 |
Includes index.
The stuff in the front . The life-changing magic of tidying up (your prose) -- Assorted things to do (and not to do) with punctuation -- 2, 3, go: the treatment of numbers -- A little grammar is a dangerous thing -- The realities of fiction -- The stuff in the back. Notes on, amid a list of, frequently and/or easily misspelled words -- Pet peeves -- The confusables -- Notes on proper nouns -- The trimmables -- The miscellany -- Outro: by the way of conclusion -- Things I like.
Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.
Juvenile/Primary.
Teenage/Secondary.
