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Checked out
Due May 6, 2024
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Publication
Frances Lincoln Children's Books (2019), Edition: New, 112 pages
Description
"What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more....Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured...are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)! Written with simple, easy-to-understand definitions...celebrates the beauty of the English language for family trivia time spent around the printed page"--Page [4] of cover.
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
112 p.; 12.5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member CathyGeha
The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon
This is a book I would LOVE to buy for my granddaughters! I can just see them walking into class and saying that they were feeling ramfeezled after the long trip back to Alabama from Bali or perhaps ask their parents why their teacher was flummoxed
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ~ This is my honest review.
5 Stars
This is a book I would LOVE to buy for my granddaughters! I can just see them walking into class and saying that they were feeling ramfeezled after the long trip back to Alabama from Bali or perhaps ask their parents why their teacher was flummoxed
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at work. There are so MANY wonderful words in this book that I can see a family learning one new word a day or even a week then using that word in the right way at least once during the day. I have to admit there were a few new words to me or perhaps ones that I just haven’t seen or used often enough to stick with me BUT what a smorgasbord of words there are in this book to tantalize a wordsmith! Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books ~ This is my honest review.
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LibraryThing member deslivres5
I received this e-book ARC of The Dictionary of Difficult Words through Net Galley from Quarto Publishing Group - Frances Lincoln Children's Books in exchange for a truthful review.
This book is FRABJOUS! I think the ARC I received included only about half of the pages, but I would definitely seek
I also enjoyed the end notes which explained the use/history of THEY as a singular pronoun and also the discussion on how ALL words are real.
This book is FRABJOUS! I think the ARC I received included only about half of the pages, but I would definitely seek
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out this book for purchase. The layout was fun and engaging with pronunciations and interesting graphics accompanying the difficult words.I also enjoyed the end notes which explained the use/history of THEY as a singular pronoun and also the discussion on how ALL words are real.
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LibraryThing member PardaMustang
The Dictionary of Difficult Words by Jane Solomon teaches young logophiles how to work out what new words mean and how to say them. There are 400 fun words to improve vocabulary. Each has a pronunciation and definition. Many of the words have cute little illustrations, and some get larger extra
***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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illustrations that further explain the definition. These are bubbled in colour. Some of my fave included bellwether, Clowder, defenestrate, frabjous, kakistocracy, petrichor, and thigmotropism. I was quite impressed with the breadth of the words collected here! My cubs also read this and most enjoyed it. Others are less interested in language. Haha. ***Many thanks to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
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LibraryThing member MontzaleeW
The Dictionary of Difficult Words
by Jane Solomon, Louise Lockhart (Illustrator)
This is a fun children's book that I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. It has a wonderful selection of words, what they mean, and how to say them. Some words are quite the mouthful! It is sure to make
by Jane Solomon, Louise Lockhart (Illustrator)
This is a fun children's book that I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. It has a wonderful selection of words, what they mean, and how to say them. Some words are quite the mouthful! It is sure to make
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for some conversations and laughter. I think this will be a fun book for kids that like something different. This book makes learning fun. Show Less
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Pages
112