Title The return of the word spy / Ursula Dubosarsky ; illustrated by Tohby Riddle

Published Melbourne : Viking, 2010

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB CRC	420 Dub/Rot		DUE 27-05-24
W'BOOL CRC	420 Dub/Rot		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	420 Dub/Rot		AVAILABLE

Description 229 pages, 1 unnumbered page of plate : illustrations ; 20 cm regular print Series Children's Book Council of Australia awards 2011 Contents 1. Meet the family -- 2. Surprising languages -- 3. Learning to speak -- 4. All the world's a stage -- 5. The play's the thing -- 6. Nouns are like ice cream -- 7. Verbs are like goldfish -- 8. What do words mean, anyway? -- 9. Words, words, words -- 10. Words wanted - dead or alive! -- 11. The magical act of writing -- 12. Buried treasure Summary Our favourite word sleuth is back! Learn all about language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and other wordy wonders with the wonderfully entertaining, delightfully quirky and always enlightening Word Spy. Ages 8+ Analysis juvenile Nonfiction Notes "A funny and fantastic voyage into language, grammar and beyond ..."--Cover Audience For primary school age Notes Teacher notes reproduced with permission of Australian Standing Orders/Scholastic Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year 2011; Eve Pownall Award Subject Children's Book Council of Australia Awards (shortlisted) Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award -- Juvenile literature -- 2011 English language -- Grammar -- Juvenile literature. English language -- History -- Juvenile literature. Language and languages -- Juvenile literature. Lexicology -- Juvenile literature. Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9 English language -- Grammar. English language. Author Riddle, Tohby. ISBN 0670073547 9780670073542 (hbk.)

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