Dictionary Of Difficult Words

Solomon, Jane

ISBN 10: 1786038102 / ISBN 13: 9781786038104

Published by Frances Lincoln Children's, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Dictionary Of Difficult Words

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's

Publication Date: 2019

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...?

Find out all this and more in The Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)! Written with simple, easy-to-understand definitions by lexicographer Jane Solomon, this dictionary celebrates the beauty of the English language for family trivia time spent around the printed page.

Review:

'a fantastically fun family book'

 , Let Them Be Small

'fantastic for dipping into or reading right through ... some wonderful notes at the beginning about the parts of speech, and how to work out what a word means and how to pronounce it, as well as some simple notes at the end about usage, and all written in a bouncy light tone, which feels friendly and yet still authoritative. Quite a frabjous book.', Minerva Reads

'will amaze even the most eloquent wordsmith (adult or child!)', Angels and Urchins

‘A fun, playful and clever book brimming with perplexing words ... You could have a lot of fun just pronouncing the words, as well as trying to get them into everyday language. A wonderfully whimsical celebration of words.’ , Just Imagine

'A brilliant way to encourage children to appreciate the beauties of our language and to extend their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Wonderful!’ , Parents in Touch

'EXCEPTIONAL. My mam and I just sat for a good half an hour finding new words.' -- Steph, alittlebutalot, Twitter

'GORGEOUS book. We started out with me quizzing 11-year-old, but she found it more fun to quiz me.' -- Lynne Murphy, Professor at Sussex University, Twitter

'Highly recommended', Gretchen McCulloch, Twitter