The Word Spy

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Author:

Dubosarsky, Ursula

Illustrator:

Riddle, Tohby

ISBN:

978-0-670-07227-9

Publication Date:

Mar 2008

Publisher:

Penguin Random House

Imprint:

Viking

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

AUD $24.95

Book Description:

Dear Readers,

You may not know me, but I know you. I am - the WORD SPY.

Ever since I can remember, I've been listening to, speaking, reading, and yes, spying on words. The time has come for me to share with you some of the many things I have discovered. All you have to do is open this book... the wonderful world of words awaits!

Join the Word Spyon an entertaining journey through the English language. Learn more...
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Book Details

Pages:	256
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Nonfiction / General Language Arts & Disciplines / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	13.6 x 2.4 cm
Book Weight:	0.43 Kilograms

Author Biography

Dubosarsky, Ursula (Author)

Ursula Dubosarsky was born in Ursula Coleman, Sydney, in 1961. She is an Australian writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults, whose work is characterised by a child's vision and voice. She has won nine national literary prizes, including five New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards. She is the author of illustrated books and novels, and also three works of non-fiction about the English language, grammar and etymology for children, featuring a comically enthusiastic character known as "The Word Spy". These "Word Spy" books, illustrated by Tohby Riddle, have won the New South Wales Premier's Literary Award, the Children's Book Council of Australia Junior Judges' Award and Book of the Year Award. In the United States and Canada "The Word Spy" is published under the title "The Word Snoop. Three of her books have been adapted for theatre - "The Red Shoe", "The Terrible Plop" and "Too Many Elephants In This House".

She is a Hans Christian Andersen Award Nominee and a Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Nominee.

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