Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids--Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories

The prefix 'un' is mentioned as meaning 'one' while the real meaning is 'not'. 'Uni' means 'one'.

Heard interview with author on WGBH radio Boston. Neither my son nor his 8-year-old son can put it down--they read a page together each night.

Really interesting book. For my 7 year old, who is frustrated by how difficult English can be to spell, these insights into how words came to be is fascinating.She is definitely enjoying both diving in to the book and taking a more chronological approach. Some of the words are tough for her to read, but mostly it's pitched just right - certainly from a comprehension point of view. It's quite interesting as a grown up too.This view of how the English language works/is and why is one rarely taught in schools but useful for comprehension as well as curiosity. Recommended.

Received this lovely book today, however it has come with huge creases in the front and back cover. It was packed neatly so was clearly bent and damaged prior.

英語の語源サイト閉鎖のためAmazonやKindleをずっと探していましたが、ベストセラーなだけあってものすごくわかりやすかったです。私は現在IELTSの勉強をしていますが、特にわかりやすかったのは語源がギリシャ産やフランス産だったりとカテゴリーが分かれていて見易くてそしてわかりやすかったです(初めての人にもわかりやすいと思います。)その後は著者が選んだ単語について一つ一つ解説してあります。(ここが本題です)最後になりますが、児童向けと書いてありますが、誰が読んでもわかりやすかったと言うと思います！！

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