Description
| Product ID: | 9780711277519 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | Every Word Tells a Story |
| Authors: | Author: Tom Read Wilson, Ian Morris |
| Page Count: | 112 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: General knowledge and interesting facts, General knowledge & trivia (Children's / Teenage), Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes, Children’s / Teenage reference: Picture dictionaries, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, Picture dictionaries (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In Every Word Tells a Story, each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the extraordinary etymology, word origin and a definition. Tom Read Wilson is here to take us on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing and amusing words in the English language with Every Word Tells a Story. See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories and fascinating facts, Tom Read Wilson knows even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most surprising story behind it! Did you know, for instance, that:
Each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the etymology, word origin and definition. Paired with beautiful, characterful illustrations by Ian Morris, Every Word Tells a Story is a perfect book for young wordsmiths, encouraging kids and adults alike to have fun whilst learning about language. |
| Imprint Name: | words & pictures |
| Publisher Name: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-04 |
