<p>"A delightful, stimulating and playful word extravaganza that will give younger readers not just plenty of laughs but lots of really useful information" – The Letterpress Project</p> <p>"Full of humour, lexicography and a love of language" – Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog</p>

A warm and charming tale of diversity, language, and the shared cultures that make-up modern life. Shona has always loved words. She even has her very own strange word thesaurus! When her and her classmates learn that some languages are dying out, Miss Bates tasks them with becoming top-class word detectives, proving to themselves and their families that there are many beautiful languages still thriving, even within their own classroom. Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
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A warm and charming tale of diversity, language, and the shared cultures that make-up modern life.
Shona is a Word Detective on a mission! She loves tracking down unusual words to share with the world. But strange plans are afoot to make lots of brilliant words extinct. And there’s a trail of language clues to follow … Don’t be BAMBOOZLED! Can YOU help Shona, a professor and a parrot solve the clues?
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"A delightful, stimulating and playful word extravaganza that will give younger readers not just plenty of laughs but lots of really useful information" – The Letterpress Project "Full of humour, lexicography and a love of language" – Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog
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(Dyslexia-friendly)
(Dyslexia-friendly)

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781781127865
Publisert
2018-03-19
Utgiver
Vendor
Barrington Stoke Ltd
Vekt
120 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
J, Y, 02, 03
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

John Agard is an acclaimed poet, playwright and author. He grew up in British Guiana (now Guyana) and says his love of words began with cricket commentary on the radio. His accolades include the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry, the Cholmondeley Award and the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. He now lives in East Sussex.