This new edition is concerned primarily with the learned vocabulary of English - the words borrowed from the classical languages. It surveys the historical events that define the layers of vocabulary in English, introduces some of the basic principles of linguistic analysis, and is a helpful manual for vocabulary discernment and enrichment. The new edition has been updated with a discussion of the most recent trends of blending and shortening associated with texting and other forms of electronic communication and includes a new classification of the types of allomorphy. It discusses important topics such as segment sonority and the historical shifting of long vowels in English, and includes a new section on Grimm's law, explaining some of the more obscure links between Germanic and Latinate cognates. Exercises accompany each chapter and an online workbook contains readings and exercises to strengthen knowledge acquired in the classroom.
Read and learn over 300 words with Pip and Posy in this chunky, lift-the-flap book!With multiple flaps to lift, ten engaging scenes, and hundreds of images, this book has loads to name, discover and talk about. Every page has a thumb-tab to make turning the pages easy and the chunky pages are designed to withstand even the most enthusiastic of toddlers.Look out for other titles in the Pip and Posy series, including Pip and Posy Felt Flaps: In the Garden, At the Seaside, At Christmas, In the Park and At the Party.
"Delightful . . . [a] captivating and slyly subversive fictional paean to the real women whose work on the Oxford English Dictionary went largely unheralded."--The New York Times Book Review WINNER OF THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARD - "A marvelous fiction about the power of language to elevate or repress."--Geraldine Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of People of the Book Esme is born into a world of words. Motherless and irrepressibly curious, she spends her childhood in the Scriptorium, an Oxford garden shed in which her father and a team of dedicated lexicographers are collecting words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. Young Esme's place is beneath the sorting table, unseen and unheard. One day a slip of paper containing the word bondmaid flutters beneath the table. She rescues the slip and, learning that the word means "slave girl," begins to collect other words that have been discarded or neglected by the dictionary men. As she grows up, Esme realizes that w
A collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary letters.Words Are My Matter is essential reading: a collection of talks, essays, and criticism by Ursula K. Le Guin, a literary legend and unparalleled voice of our social conscience. Here she investigates the depth and breadth of contemporary fiction--and, through the lens of literature, gives us a way of exploring the world around us.In "Freedom," Le Guin notes: "Hard times are coming, when we'll be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now ... to other ways of being, and even imagine real grounds for hope. We'll need writers who can remember freedom--poets, visionaries--realists of a larger reality."Le Guin was one of those authors and in Words Are My Matter she gives us just that: a vision of a better reality, fueled by the power and might and hope of language and literature.
A clever and innovative bi-lingual English/Japanese picture book about a Japanese girl and an American girl who prove you don't need to speak the same language to understand each other. When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn't speak English and the American girl doesn't speak Japanese. How will these two girls have any fun at all? As it turns out, it's not that hard when both girls are looking for a friend What starts with a simple hello from the American girl and a yaho response from the Japanese girl, becomes a day filled with simple words and fun in the snow. Each girl's love of play, snow and making a new friend transcends the need to speak the same language, and by using simple words in their own languages along with a bit of charades the girls find they have all they need to build a snow creature. An important book to show children that speakin
♥ SHHH ...What if I told you, you could instantly improve your sex life and make your partner obsessed with you while driving them WILD using only dirty talk and other simple naughty sex tips?Have you ever imagined yourself as an amazing dirty talker, rocking the world of your partner and experiencing the most mind-blowing, earth-shattering sex? But you feel humiliated and afraid because you failed to find ways to achieve this? If your answer is 'yes', then this remarkable book is made for you.Most people see talking dirty as a daunting task, an impossible feat. Often, you may find yourself similar to Michelle, who wants to talk dirty but only know four hot, steamy, words, OH, F**K, YES, AND HMMM, only to be left feeling more alone because the pleasure is never reaching the expected peak. Or you find yourself like Priya, someone who tried talking dirty for the first time, and it only ended in perpetual tears, and she felt stupid because she was so nervous that it made her repeat lines,
Join Bizzy Bear as he zooms into space in this chunky new board book with sliding counters.Bizzy Bear is an astronaut today. He’s zooming in his rocket off on a space adventure and he needs your help! Board the spaceship, fly into space, grab a snack in zero gravity and meet the aliens on a nearby planet with four easy-to-use moving counters.Learn space vocabulary with simple first words and helpful text prompts to encourage talking. Then push Bizzy Bear along 4 different tracks with a moving counter on every spread, plus an extra one on the cover! The perfect book for children who love space and love being in control of the story!Other titles in the series include: On the Building Site, At the Zoo and On the Farm.
The Children in Our World picture book series helps children make sense of the larger issues and crises that dominate the news in a sensitive and appropriate manner. With relatable comparisons, carefully researched text and striking illustrations, children can begin to understand why people have different cultures, what are customs and traditions and why understanding people from other cultures is important. Where issues aren't appropriate to describe in words, Hanane Kai's striking and sensitive illustrations help children visualise the issues with images that are suited to their age.
Winner of the Gordon Burn PrizeWinner of the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardFinalist for the Pen/Diamonstein-Spievogel Award for the Art of the EssayShortlisted for the National Book AwardA New York Times, Financial Times, New Statesman, TIME, Vulture, Chicago Tribune and Pitchfork Book of the Year 'Gorgeous' - Brit Bennett'Pure genius' - Jacqueline Woodson'One of the most dynamic books I have ever read' - Clint SmithAt the March on Washington, Josephine Baker reflected on her life and her legacy. She had spent decades as one of the most successful entertainers in the world, but, she told the crowd, "I was a devil in other countries, and I was a little devil in America, too". Inspired by these words, Hanif Abdurraqib has written a stirring meditation on Black performance in the modern age, in which culture, history and his own lived experience collide.With sharp insight, humour and heart, Abdurraqib explores a s
It's all action and excitement in Thomas & Friends: The Runaway Engine Pop-Up! Clear the tracks for the Runaway Engine in this action-packed Thomas book! It's perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers who love trains and all things Thomas & Friends. With both flaps and a big bold pop-up on the last page, there's plenty to keep children entertained. Thomas likes to go fast, but one day his brakes are jammed, and he can't stop.Oh, no! Can Thomas' Driver help guide him to safety ... or will there be a big CRASH?Young readers will love lifting the flaps to help clear the tracks for Thomas, and seeing the final pop-up surprise! It also acts as a first words book, with labels on key items in each image. Thomas has been teaching children lessons about life and friendship for 75 years.He ranks alongside other beloved characters such as Paddington Bear, Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit as an essential part of our literary heritage.
Join Bizzy Bear at the zoo in this chunky new board book with sliding counters.Bizzy Bear is helping look after the animals today. He’s got lots to do and he needs your help! Let’s feed the elephants, clean the crocodile enclosure and take visitors around the zoo. With five easy-to-use moving counters, there’s lots of busy fun to have.Learn key vocabulary with simple first words and helpful text prompts to encourage talking. Then push Bizzy Bear along 4 different tracks with a moving counter on every spread, plus an extra one on the cover! The perfect book for children who love animals, zoos and who love being in control of the story!Other titles in the series include: On the Building Site, On the Farm and In Space.
The much-anticipated new picture book from the bestselling and award-winning creators of A Child of Books.Dictionary wishes she could tell a story just like the other books. So one day she decides to bring her words to life. How exciting it is, she thinks, that an adventure is finally happening on her very own pages! But what will she do when everything gets out of control, all in a jumble, and her characters collide causing the most enormous tantrum to explode. This isn’t what she wanted at all! How on earth will she find sense in all this chaos? Her friend Alphabet knows exactly what to do and sings a song that brings calm and order to Dictionary’s pages once again.
When you buy a red car, suddenly red cars appear everywhere, because you're focusing on red cars. In other words, you get more of what you focus on. Author Goodrich, a radio, television, and film host
A BIG nature book for sharing with a little person, introducing first words, colours, numbers, shapes, opposites and more - with felt flaps and a mirror!With bright, stylish artwork from Ingela P Arrhenius, illustrator of the internationally bestselling Felt Flaps and Peekaboo series, this BIG nature-themed playbook is perfect for sharing with older babies and toddlers. How many acorns can you count? What colour is the ladybird? What noise do the birds make? And finally, where are you?A brilliant large-format board book introducing early-learning first concepts and encouraging interactive play, with 10 soft felt flaps, tactile die-cuts on every page and a surprise mirror ending. Other titles available in the series: My BIG Playbook, My BIG Playbook: Farm
Find out how children play all around the world in this beautifully illustrated follow-up to the bestselling Welcome to Our World (over 25,000 copies sold!). From basketball to board games, clapping games to climbing frames, dens to doll's houses, there are so many ways to play and have fun around the world. In this fascinating book, young children can learn all about the different games, toys and playtimes around the world, as well as the playgrounds, fields and beaches children play in, and the many different words they use when they play.With engaging, colourful artwork on every page by award-winning illustrator Harriet Lynas. A unique, warm-hearted book to help teach children understanding, harmony and respect. "Sure to be a smash hit with the older end of the preschool market" (The Independent, on Welcome to Our World)Other books in the series include: Welcome to Our World and Welcome to Our Table.
A series of chunky board books featuring things that go and sliding counters!Discover five different cars in this series of interactive board books with easy-to-use moving parts – a car, a sports car, a racecar, a four-wheel drive and a taxi!Learn vehicle vocabulary with simple first words, clear diagrams and helpful text prompts to encourage discussion. Then trace 5 types of transport around 5 different tracks with a moving counter on every spread and the cover. The perfect book for children who love racecars – and being in the driving seat!Other titles in the series include: Farm, Building Site and Trucks
In this gentle, poetic young graphic novel, Dounia, a grandmother, tells her granddaughter the story even her son has never heard: how, as a young Jewish girl in Paris, she was hidden away from the Nazis by a series of neighbors and friends who risked their lives to keep her alive when her parents had been taken to concentration camps.Hidden ends on a tender note, with Dounia and her mother rediscovering each other as World War II ends . . . and a young girl in present-day France becoming closer to her grandmother, who can finally, after all those years, tell her story. With words by Loïc Dauvillier and art by Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo, this picture book-style comic for young readers is a touching read. “The graphic novel format helps reinforce the contrast between the dark, scary moments and the happier times.” —The Horn Book“Affecting and effective” —BCCB“*Lizano draws people the same way that small children do: a giant oval for the head and two dots for the eyes. But his peo
Population sizes of vertebrate species -- mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish -- have declined by 52 percent over the last 40 years. in other words, those populations around the globe have
A new series on a hugely popular topic – the human body! Next up, award-winning writer Dr Roopa Farooki explores the wonders of the human skeleton.What do humans have in common with fish, snakes and birds? We all have a SKELETON: the collection of bones which gives our body its shape. With words by Internal Medicine doctor and writer of the acclaimed memoir Everything Is True, Roopa Farooki, and bright, bold, pictures by award-winning artist Viola Wang, this is a lively and charming look at what bones are made of, all the different jobs they do, what happens when one breaks and how children can keep their bones strong and healthy as they grow. Don't miss the other books in the series ... starting with The Brilliant Brain!
這本感人的繪本，講述了一個孩子在面對語言障礙和移民的成長經歷。當羅尼與家人一起到新的國家時，他很期待能交到新朋友。但在幼兒園裡，當他向大家介紹自己時，他的話讓其他孩子不禁笑了起來。羅尼既困惑又尷尬，他很想念家鄉與朋友們。不過漸漸地環境也開始變得不那麼陌生了⋯⋯。本書由保加利亞作家兼插畫家Vyara Boyadjieva撰寫，故事真實感人，最終羅尼會發現，善良和笑聲是不分國界的。 A beautiful, moving and sensitively told picture book about language barriers, communication and a very young child’s immigrant experience.When Ronnie moves to a new house, in a new country, he’s excited to make friends. But when he introduces himself to everyone at nursery – “My name is four. I am Ronnie years old.” – the other children can’t help but giggle. His words are all mixed up! Ronnie misses home and laughing with his old friends. But new doesn't stay that way for long... This authorial debut from Bulgarian author-illustrator Vyara Boyadjieva is honest and uplifting, with Ronnie ultimately discovering that kindness, and laughter, are universal.
