Once Upon a Word

<p><strong>Where do words come from??Teaching kids ages 9 to 12 vocabulary through word origins</strong></p><p>The English language is made up of words from different places events and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where when how and why they came about. <em>Once Upon a Word</em> is packed with easy-to-understand definitions and awesome word origin stories. With this dictionary for kids you can understand the history and meaning of English words improve your vocabulary and spelling and learn to play with language.</p><p>Explore how weird words like <em>gnome</em> fun words like <em>zombie</em> and common words like <em>caterpillar</em> came to exist. Discover why some words sound funnier than others (like <em>cackle</em> <em>sizzle</em> and <em>twang</em>) and why some groups of words start with the same few letters (like <em>hydrate</em> <em>hydrogen</em> and fire <em>hydrant</em>). In this dictionary for kids there's a whole world of English words to uncover!</p><p>This unique dictionary for kids includes:</p><ul><li><strong>Roots & branches</strong>?Learn about the building blocks that make up words called <em>roots</em> <em>prefixes</em> and <em>suffixes</em>.</li><li><strong>Kid-friendly definitions</strong>?Look up definitions designed for your reading level in this dictionary for kids.</li><li><strong>Word tidbits</strong>?Find out where your favorite food words got their start from <em>bacon</em> to <em>marshmallow</em> <em>spaghetti</em> <em>yogurt</em> and beyond.</li></ul><p>See how the English language evolved with this colorful dictionary for kids.</p>