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Once Upon a Word: Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids
Students can learn more about etymology with this fun resource. Divided into three sections, the first section focuses on older languages, word roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Section two, the main part of the book, gives the origin of the word and the meaning. The pages are color coded in this section for each letter of the alphabet. Finally, section three consists of a few pages exploring terms that relate to different types of food and musical themes.
The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. Once Upon a Word is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word origin stories. With this dictionary for kids, you can understand the history and meaning of English words, improve your vocabulary and spelling, and learn to play with language.
Explore how weird words like gnome, fun words like zombie, and common words like caterpillar came to exist. Discover why some words sound funnier than others (like cackle, sizzle, and twang) and why some groups of words start with the same few letters (like hydrate, hydrogen, and fire hydrant). In this dictionary for kids, there's a whole world of English words to uncover!
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Rockridge Press |
Grades: | 4-8 |
ISBN: | 9781646112593 |
Length in Inches: | 9.25 |
Width in Inches: | 7.5 |
Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
Weight in Pounds: | 1.45 |