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Author Zafarris, Jess, author.

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

Publication Info. Emeryville, California : Rockbridge Press, [2020]
©2020
1 hold on first copy returned of 1 copy

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Description vii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note "Building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories." --Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographic references.
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!
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. With this dictionary for kids, 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). In this dictionary for kids, there's a whole world of English words to uncover! " --Back cover.
Subject English language -- Etymology -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Dictionaries, Juvenile.
Vocabulary -- Juvenile literature.
English language. (OCoLC)fst00910920
English language -- Etymology. (OCoLC)fst00911149
Vocabulary. (OCoLC)fst01168328
Genre/Form Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Dictionaries.
Added Author Marella, Marco, illustrator.
ISBN 9781646112593 (paperback)
1646112598 (paperback)
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