W Is For Webster: Noah Webster and his American Dictionary
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From an early age, Noah Webster was an odd fellow who liked to talk big and loved learning. He thought America needed its own national language and knew he was just the man to create it. He started with a speller, including everyday words like “scab,” “grub,” and “mop,” and moved on to create a small dictionary. He rode around on a horse, selling his books by hand. Then Noah decided to compile a complete and comprehensive dictionary of American English. He thought the book would take him five years to finish. It took twenty, but his dictionary today is the second-most printed book in the English language.
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A picture-book biography about Webster, who created the dictionary, this read is text heavy and holds the interesting story of how the dictionary came about. It was fun to read once and learn about Webster and the history behind the dictionary, but it was a rather long book and isn't one I'd want to read over and over.
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Tracey Fern is the author of numerous picture books, including Barnum’s Bones, Dare the Wind, and W is for Webster. She lives with her family in West Newton, Massachusetts, where she’s always on the lookout for unusual rocks. traceyfern.com
Boris was born in Russia, and graduated from The Institute of Theater, Music and Cinema in St. Petersburg. He emigrated to the United States in 1997 and his career there began as an illustrator for the New York Times Book Review. Boris currently lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Yelena Romanova, who is an author and two sons Max and Andre.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780374382407
- Publication Date
- November 10, 2015
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
- Page Count
- 40
- Words Per Page
- 47
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2015002962
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~800L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~S
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.1
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 186528
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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