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Description for Words
Hardback. "What can you do with a word? You can . . . Read it. Spell it. Imagine it. Act it. Learn it. Draw it. Say it out loud. Use it in a sentence or a story or a poem. Share it with a friend. What can you do with this book, which is full of more than 300 words? All of the above, and more!"--Dust jacket. Illustrator(s): Niemann, Christoph. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YBLA1; YQCR. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 165 x 186 x 34. Weight in Grams: 710.
What can you do with a word? Read it, spell it, say it, picture it, understand it, make a sentence with it, tell a story with it, share it with a friend. Everything starts with a love of words! More than 300 words inspired by Dr. Edward Fry's list of sight words are paired with striking and playful illustrations by internationally renowned designer and artist Christoph Niemann to deepen understanding, to enrich, and to enlighten those learning to read and write English, whether they be children or adults. This compilation of more than 300 words and pictures encourages reading, fuels ... Read more
What can you do with a word? Read it, spell it, say it, picture it, understand it, make a sentence with it, tell a story with it, share it with a friend. Everything starts with a love of words! More than 300 words inspired by Dr. Edward Fry's list of sight words are paired with striking and playful illustrations by internationally renowned designer and artist Christoph Niemann to deepen understanding, to enrich, and to enlighten those learning to read and write English, whether they be children or adults. This compilation of more than 300 words and pictures encourages reading, fuels ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062455505
SKU
V9780062455505
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Christoph Niemann
Christoph Niemann is also the creator of the picture books Subway, The Pet Dragon, and The Police Cloud, as well as the blog Abstract City at www.newyorktimes.com. He has illustrated covers for the New Yorker, the Atlantic, and the New York Times Magazine. The artist lives with his family in Berlin, Germany, and New York City.
Reviews for Words
In a remarkable compilation of more than 300 words, Niemann again proves himself a master of evoking emotions, cause and effect, and other concepts in images drawn in chunky black line... A dynamic exploration of language, saturated with connections for readers to draw and redraw.
Publishers Weekly (starred review) [A] delightful, thought-provoking experiment to celebrate language ... Read more
Publishers Weekly (starred review) [A] delightful, thought-provoking experiment to celebrate language ... Read more