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Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"This book presents a history of the world through language, introducing young readers to the civilizations, inventions, and writers who have shaped the way we communicate. Divided into themed chapters to help young minds grasp difficult concepts, the book explores what words are and how humans communicate; the development of writing implements; the history of printed books; the process of learning another language; dialects and accents and the way...
3) Frindel
Author
Publisher
Castillo, a Macmillan Education Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Formats
Description
"La profesora Granger es distinta a las que Nick tuvo en otros grados. A diferencia de la maestra Avery, quien le permitió transformar su clase en una isla, la profesora de Español es una fanática del diccionario. En su clase todos deben portarse bien y eso lo constata Nick, quien, luego de recibir un castigo ejemplar, iniciará un plan ambicioso: la invención de una palabra." -- Back cover.
"Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes...
5) Frindle
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control.
Author
Publisher
Page Street Kids
Pub. Date
2020, 2020
Language
English
Description
"Can a young WIlliam Shakespeare capture the right words when inspiration strikes? One morning William opens his window and words fly in. But when he tries to catch them, they slip right through his fingers! Leading him on a wild goose chase, the words skip over the balcony of a lady in courtship, flip past an old king with his rose-cheeked daughters, and dip into a boiling pot stirred by three old women where the words bubble, bubble-- they are too...
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