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Max's words / Banks, Katie; Kulikov, Boris (ill.) 2006  Book
Kulikov, Boris (ill.) Book
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Publication New York, Francis Foster Books, 2006.
Description 24pBeige Spine
Summary/Abstract When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
Standard Number 9780374399498 Hb.
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ID:   026133


Pie in the sky / Lai, Remi 2019  Book
Lai, Remi Book
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Publication New York, Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Description 380pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he's landed on Mars. Making friends is impossible, since he doesn't speak English, and he's stuck looking after his little brother Yanghao. But Jingwen knows how to make everything better. If he can just make all of the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open--and complete the dream he didn't have time to finish--then everything will be okay.
Standard Number 9781250314093 Hb.
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ID:   010064


Search for delicious / Babbitt, Natalie 2007  Book
Babbitt, Natalie Book
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Publication New York, Square Fish, 2007.
Description 176pBlue Spine
Summary/Abstract The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country.
Standard Number 9780312369828 Pb.
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ID:   020796


Sequoyah: the cherokee man who gave his people writing / Rumford, James 2004  Book
Rumford, James Book
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Publication Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.
Description 32pBrown Spine
Summary/Abstract While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read.
Standard Number 9780618369475 Hb.
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ID:   027176


Shona, word detective / Agard, John; Broad, Michael (ill.) 2018  Book
Agard, John Book
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Publication Edinburgh, Barrington Stoke Ltd, 2018.
Description 56pYellow Spine
Summary/Abstract 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.
Standard Number 9781781127865 Pb.
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ID:   009390


That's not funny! / Johnson, Adrian 2005  Book
Johnson, Adrian Book
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Publication USA, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.
Description 30pBeige Spine
Summary/Abstract When he and his grandfather go to town, Alfie finds humor in seeing unpleasant things happen to other people, but he feels differently when an elephant lands on him at the circus.
Standard Number 1582349665 Hb.
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ID:   026446


Word travelers and the missing Mexican mole - Book 2 / Haldar, Raj; Rawat, Neha (ill.) 2021  Book
Haldar, Raj Book
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Publication Illinois, Sourcebooks, 2021.
Description 146pPurple Spine
Series World travelers
Summary/Abstract Eddie and MJ use their awesome enchanted book to journey to Mexico, discover how Mexican culture has influences the English language, learn about local customs, and solve an exciting mystery
Standard Number 9781728222080 Pb.
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ID:   019472


Wordsmith / Forde, Patricia 2015  Book
Forde, Patricia Book
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Publication Dublin, Little Island Books, 2015.
Description 285pGreen Spine
Summary/Abstract On the death of her master, Letta is suddenly promoted from apprentice to wordsmith, charged with collecting and archiving words in post-apocalyptic, neo-medieval Ark. When she uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language and rob the people of Ark of the power of speech, she realises that she has to save not only words, but the culture itself.
Standard Number 9781908195999 Pb.
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