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The weird and wonderful world of words
Words are wonderful. They can play tricks on the brain and trip up the tongue. They can be easy to spill yet difficult to spit out. They can cause magic and mayhem, pleasure and pain, and fun and frustration. Welcome to The Weird and Wonderful World of Words.
64 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2016
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June 27, 2016
A beautifully entertaining book that arrived on my desk at school from an annual subscription.
With its plain white cover and sparse letting I didn't pay much attention to it and let it sink to the bottom of my reading pile.
When my own children started singing (loudly)"Australians all eat ostriches, for we are onion free!" in the car one day - I had to know more (their library teacher had read the book to them at their school).
And I'm so pleased I made the time to sit down and read this book this evening.
What a great and graphically beautiful book this is. Just perfect for a year 2 classroom upwards. Flick through and read the odd page, use a double page spread for a quick language lesson, or just leaf through and enjoy the playful tone.
A great book for all English speakers.
And Charles Hope, if you could just harness the art of teaching my own children some snappy little lyrics that were either helpful (like learning my phone number) or educational, I would be most grateful.
With its plain white cover and sparse letting I didn't pay much attention to it and let it sink to the bottom of my reading pile.
When my own children started singing (loudly)"Australians all eat ostriches, for we are onion free!" in the car one day - I had to know more (their library teacher had read the book to them at their school).
And I'm so pleased I made the time to sit down and read this book this evening.
What a great and graphically beautiful book this is. Just perfect for a year 2 classroom upwards. Flick through and read the odd page, use a double page spread for a quick language lesson, or just leaf through and enjoy the playful tone.
A great book for all English speakers.
And Charles Hope, if you could just harness the art of teaching my own children some snappy little lyrics that were either helpful (like learning my phone number) or educational, I would be most grateful.
April 20, 2016
A good non-fiction book all about words. Great for teachers to use in the classroom.
May 29, 2020
A fascinating book about words & language. The presentation of facts is a little haphazard, (e.g p 14 should logically have followed p 6) but it is still visually appealing and full of information I didn't know. I loved the story of Koko the gorilla, blaming an accident on her cat! Not only do animals learn to communicate with us, they obviously learn how to lie as well!
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