Title The word spy / Ursula Dubosarsky; illustrated by Tohby Riddle

Published Camberwell, Vic. Penguin Group, 2011 ©2008

Copies

Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'BOOL CRC	420 Dub/Wsp		AVAILABLE
MELB SPCBC	420 Dub/Wsc		LIB USE ONLY
MELB CRC	420 Dub/Wsc		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	420 Dub/Wsp		AVAILABLE
W'PONDS CRC	420 Dub/Wsp		AVAILABLE

Description 245 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 19 cm Summary Discover the meaning of acronyms, cliches and spoonerisms. Find out the history of the alphabet, punctuation, pen names and plurals. This entertaining, quirky and enlightening look at the English language is full of games, puzzles, facts and riddles. Australian author. Ages 9+ Audience Juvenile/Primary Subject Language and languages -- Juvenile literature. English language -- Grammar -- Juvenile literature. English language -- History -- Juvenile literature. Vocabulary -- Juvenile literature. Author Riddle, Tohby, illustrator ISBN 9780143304487 (paperback) 9780670072279 (hardback)

Other Titles The word spy : come and discover the secrets of the English language

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