Bibliograph

Once upon a word, a word-origin dictionary for kids : building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories, Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

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Once upon a word, a word-origin dictionary for kids : building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories, Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographic references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9+

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Once upon a word

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1145153779

Responsibility statement

Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

Sub title

a word-origin dictionary for kids : building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories

Summary

"The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. "Once Upon a Word" is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word-origin stories. Here, you can understand the history and meaning of English words, improve your vocabulary and spelling, and learn to play with language. Explore how weird words like gnome, fun words like zombie, and common words like caterpillar came to exist. Discover why some words sound funnier than others (like cackle, sizzle, and twang) and why some groups of words start with the same few letters (like hydrate, hydrogen, and fire hydrant). There's a whole world of English words to uncover!" -- Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Part I: Word Jungle. All words tell a story ; Roots & branches ; From roots to trees -- Part II: Etymology--from aardvark to zoology. A->Z -- Part III. Word play. A belly full of words ; Now that's an earful!

Target audience

juvenile

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