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Publisher
World Book, a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A 22-volume, highly illustrated, A-Z general encyclopedia for all ages, featuring sections on how to use World Book, other research aids, pronunciation key, a student guide to better writing, speaking, and research skills, and comprehensive index"
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"This childrens encyclopedia is packed full of exciting information for 7-9 year olds, covering science, nature, geography, history, culture and more! Encourage early learning in a fun and captivating way through gorgeous visuals and fun facts about important topics."-- Publisher's website
Publisher
Thunder Bay Press, an imprint of Printers Row Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Pairing words and pictures, the 6-Language Visual Dictionary offers you an effecient and fun way to learn and memorize thousands of terms common in six widely spoken European languages." -- Back cover
8) Alfred digs
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alfred the aardvark lives with his mother on the "A" page of the dictionary, and when his pet ant, Itty Bitty, slips out of the ant farm to visit the zoo, Alfred goes after him, digging all the way down to "Z."
Author
Language
English
Description
"Before the lost word, there was another. It arrived at the Scriptorium in a second-hand envelope, the old address crossed out and Dr Murray, Sunnyside, Oxford, written in its place. It was Da's job to open the post and mine to sit on his lap, like a queen on her throne, and help him ease each word out of its folded cradle. He'd tell me what pile to put it on and sometimes he'd pause, cover my hand with his, and guide my finger up and down and around...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
For the first time ever, this thrilling literary detective story, doubling as a celebration of words, language, people and one of mankind's greatest achievements, unravels the mystery of the contributors from around the world who, for over seventy years, helped to codify the way we read, write and speak
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Do you have strong feelings about the word irregardless ? Have you ever tried to define the word is ? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Enciclopedia increíblemente detallada que te guiará a conocer desde la naturaleza a la tecnología que nos rodea, con ilustraciones llamativas que muestran en todo detalle qué hay dentro de los objetos y los edificios. Conocerás cómo funcionan muchas cosas muy de cerca. Explorarás temas diversos: el cuerpo humano, las ciudades, la industria, el universo, el sueño, la cocina, el sistema de alcantarillado, los parques eólicos, las esporas de...
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"This first encyclopedia covers all the big topics for little learners, including science, history, space, and the natural world. Explore deep underground and high in the sky, travel the globe on ships and trains, and find out about dinosaurs, plants and animals, the human body, and much, much more. The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Very First Encyclopedia features vibrant photography alongside more than 250 timeless illustrations from the World of Eric...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Peter Winceworth, a disaffected Victorian lexicographer, inserts false entries into a dictionary - violating and subverting the dictionary's authority - in an attempt to assert some sense of individual purpose and artistic freedom. In the present day, Mallory, a young overworked and underpaid intern employed by the dictionary's publishing house, is tasked with uncovering these entries before the work is digitised. As the novel progresses and their...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1934, Webster's Second was the great gray eminence of American dictionaries, with 600,000 entries and numerous competitors but no rivals. It served as the all-knowing guide to the world of grammar and information, a kind of one-stop reference work. In 1961, Webster's Third came along and ignited an unprecedented controversy in America's newspapers, universities, and living rooms. The new dictionary's editor, Philip Gove, had overhauled Merriam's...
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