| Description |
245 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Premiers' Reading Challenge Years 7 and 8
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| Contents |
1. How it all began... -- 2. Why is English so strange? -- 3. Dots and dashes, interrobangs and cat's claws -- 4. Letters, letters, letters -- 5. Is that another Greek word? -- 6. Who likes playing games? -- 7. Say that again! -- 8. Hmm, I wonder what you're really saying... -- 9. Is that a real person? -- 10. Back to the future -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Here is a light look at the English language, in this case tongue twisters, funny sentences that help with practising pronunciation, along with some short activities. The aim of these Word Spys is to demonstrate to young readers that language is there to be enjoyed and that thinking about the language is not necessarily an esoteric pastime for advanced students. Dubosarsky is encouraging children to enjoy words, think about word history and why words come about. The articles also give plenty of examples and introduce some technical terms. The message to readers is: play around with what you've got because you've got a lot more than you think |
| Notes |
Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, 2009 |
| Subject |
English language -- Juvenile literature.
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Vocabulary -- Juvenile literature.
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Alphabet -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
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Ciphers -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile literature.
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Vocabulary.
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| Author |
Riddle, Tohby.
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| ISBN |
9780670072279 |
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0670072273 |
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