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| Absurd Words illustrated by Michelle Mayhall |
With Absurd Words: A kid’s fun and hilarious vocabulary builder for future word nerds Tara Lazar has written an entertaining word book with words grouped by topic. My favorites are space and weather. However, there are a variety of categories such as style or fashion and music. Michelle Mayhall’s colorful, engaging illustrations and book design guide the reader through the text. Ms. Lazar defines over 750 words in kid friendly language. This is a witty read and will benefit both elementary and middle grade students. Sourcebooks Explore published Absurd Words, a nonfiction text, on January 2, 2022 and it is recommended for grades 4-8. Ms. Lazar likes to make lists; her website has a list of 500 interesting words.
For writers and future
writers, Ms. Lazar hosts Storystorm every January which is a romp through
picture book craft and generating ideas. While it is February, past posts are easily accessed.
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This sounds like a fun book. It might be a good resource for kidlit writers too.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy these types of non-fiction reads. This one sounds like a keeper for young writers. Thanks for featuring on MMGM.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting MMGM. It is a valuable resource.
DeleteThank you so much Natalie.
ReplyDeleteI love the term 'word nerd'! This sounds like a fun and also useful book. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Valinora and your kind words.
Deletehow have I not read this one yet? I love word lists and nerdy wordy stuff...
ReplyDeleteSo many excellent books and so little time. Sue, thank you for your comment.
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