An illustrated collection of old and new words features words to be used during singing moods, words for times of day, and rude names for nitwits and defines such words as gongoozler, tantony, and oose
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Review:
Enough curiosities here to tantalise even the most hardened gongoozler. (London Review of Books)
This mad exporation of words is weirdly addictive and Ben Shahn's etchings make it even more appealing. (Junior)
About the Author:
Alastair Reid is a poet, translator, essayist, and scholar of Latin American literature. He joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1959 and has translated works by Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges. Among his many books for children are A Balloon for a Blunderbuss, I Keep Changing, Millionaires, Supposing, and Ounce Dice Trice (published by the New York Review Children's Collection). In 2008 he published two career-spanning collections of work, Inside Out: Selected Poetry and Translations and Outside In: Selected Prose. He lives in New York.
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- PublisherGregg Pr
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0839826125
- ISBN 13 9780839826125
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages57
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