Author: Don Robb
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1570916098
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51

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Book Description
See how the Roman alphabet began and how it has changed through the years.

Author: Leslie McGuirk
Publisher: Tricycle Press
ISBN: 1582463700
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Book Description
Amazing rocks, found on a stretch of beach near the author's home, comprise this unique alphabet book. A is for Addition, and there are rocks in the shape of real numbers, too. B is for Bird, and there is a bird rock on a nest with an egg. G is for Ghosts, and there is a host of rocks that look like ghosts! Children and adults alike will pore over these fascinating rocks, and will be inspired collect their own.

Author: Carol Donoughue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554073061
Category : Writing
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
The story of the invention of writing and how it developed over the centuries as people's lives and communication needs changed.

Author: Jeri Ferris
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547390556
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 37

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Book Description
An innovative picture-book biography about the man who wrote American history by creating the first dictionary for the United States. Full color.

Author: Ernest Gellner
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226287025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Book Description
Elucidates and argues for the author's concept of human history from the past to the present.

Author: Gena K. Gorrell
Publisher: Tundra Books
ISBN: 1770490795
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 151

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Book Description
More than a million words, weird spellings, words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently or vice versa. Where on Earth did the English language come from? The answer is that English isn’t just the speech of one nation. It’s the memory of thousands of years of history. It tracks the places people came from, the places they went, the adventures they had, the friends and enemies they made, the battles they won and lost. As English changed and grew, it became a jumble of sounds, words, and rules from countless languages and nations. And it’s still changing and growing every day. More than seventy percent of all English words were born someplace other than England. That’s why English can be so confusing and inconsistent. And that’s why English is the richest, most international, and most versatile language in the world. This innovative book takes us on a journey through time to unravel and demystify the story of English. Word games, intriguing facts, and tricky quizzes add an element of fun while enriching readers’ knowledge and understanding.

Author: Tiphaine Samoyault
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
Discusses the development of alphabets and writing systems from ancient societies to American Indian societies.

Author: David Sacks
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307371034
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 415

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Book Description
Letters are tangible language. Joining together in endless combinations to actually show speech, letters convey our messages and tell our stories. While we encounter these tiny shapes hundreds of times a day, we take for granted the long, fascinating history behind one of the most fundamental of human inventions -- the alphabet. The heart of the book is the 26 fact-filled “biographies” of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letter’s particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. We learn, for example, why the letter X has a sinister and sexual aura, how B came to signify second best, why the word “mother” in many languages starts with M, and what is the story of O. Packed with information and lavishly illustrated, Letter Perfect is not only accessible and entertaining, but essential to the appreciation of our own language.

Author: Betsy Maestro
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060589450
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Travel through time with the maestros as they explore the amazing history of timekeeping! Did you know that there is more than one calendar? While the most commonly used calendar was on the year 2000, the Jewish calendar said it was the year 5760, while the Muslim calendar said 1420 and the Chinese calendar said 4698. Why do these differences exist? How did ancient civilizations keep track of time? When and how were clocks first invented? Find answers to all these questions and more in this incredible trip through history.

Author: Christophe Ylla-Somers
Publisher: New York Review of Books
ISBN: 1681373211
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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Book Description
An inclusive and expansive telling of the history of civilization from the beginning of time, by one of France's most beloved children's authors This book is about our history. Not the history of kings, queens, chiefs, emirs, great moguls, emperors, tsars, presidents, or dictators, but our own: the history of the men, women, and children who peopled the earth. It is a long story that began more than one hundred and fifty thousand years ago and continues today. Despite dark times, wars, and conflicts, we invented, worked, created extraordinary things, and transformed the world. Although we were often led to turn against one another, we also created strong bonds between ourselves. And we had fun too, dancing and singing and making music! Let’s take a look at how our history unfolded on our earth, from the beginning to the present, without giving more weight to one country than another. What will we see?