Bibliograph

Once upon a word, a word-origin dictionary for kids building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories, Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

Type

Label

Once upon a word, a word-origin dictionary for kids building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories, Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Once upon a word

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jess Zafarris ; illustrations by Marco Marella

Sub title

a word-origin dictionary for kids building vocabulary through etymology, definitions & stories

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification