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    Penny and the Punctuation Bee
    Penny and the Punctuation Bee
    Penny and the Punctuation Bee
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    Penny and the Punctuation Bee

    By Moira Rose Donohue and Jenny Law

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    Elsie, an exclamation point, announces loudly that she's sure she'll win the school Punctuation Bee. But Penny, a period, and her friend, Quentin, a question mark, decide to practice and practice. Penny wants to beat Elsie, who brags way too much!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbert Whitman & Company
    Release dateMar 1, 2010
    ISBN9780807593103
    Penny and the Punctuation Bee
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    Moira Rose Donohue

    Moira Rose Donohue is a reformed lawyer who secretly loves grammar and punctuation. She also loves tap dancing, her husband and two children, and her dog, Sniffles. Moira lives in northern Virginia.

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