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Illustrated by Tohby Riddle
Dear Readers, You may not know me, but I know you... I am - the WORD SPY. I have been in hiding for many, many years, but the time has now come at last for me to emerge from undercover and share some of the secrets I have learned in my many, many years as - the WORD SPY. Oh! - there goes another word. I must be off! Follow the WORD SPY as she uncovers the secrets of the English language. Discover the meaning of acronyms (like ATM and CD), clich s (such as 'pretty as a picture') and spoonerisms ('Would you like a belly jean?'). Find out the history of the alphabet, punctuation, pen names and plurals. Learn how to trick your friends by speaking in Pig Latin or rhyming slang ('I'm going out to ride my bike on the frog and toad. Want to come?'). Full of games, puzzles, facts and riddles, The Word Spy is an entertaining, quirky and enlightening look at the English language. Ursula makes words fun!
Unfortunately this item is either out of print or no longer available from our regular suppliers, we can no longer obtain stock of this item, and have sold out of stock in our stores. You may be interested in our similar titles below. | ISBN 13: | 9780670072279 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Pages: | 180 |
| Released: | 11/05/2010 |
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Ursula Dubosarsky was born in Sydney in 1961. After studying several languages at university, she taught French to primary school children. She then travelled to Israel where she spent one of her most memorable years on a kibbutz, living as part of a cosmopolitan society in a rural environment. Now, with several award-winning books to her credit, Dubosarsky has established herself as a talented author of books for young people.
In 1991 'High Hopes' was named a Notable Book in the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards, while in 1994 'The Last Week In December' was shortlisted in the Younger Readers section of the CBCA Awards. In 1994 'The White Guinea Pig' was winner of both the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Award. 'The First Book Of Oamuel' also received recognition in several Australian awards.
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