The Word Snoop : A Wild and Witty Tour of the English Language!

The Word Snoop : A Wild and Witty Tour of the English Language!
ISBN: 9780803734067
Publication Date: 9 July 2009

Meet the Word Snoop. Sheas dashing and daring and witty as can beaand no one knows more about the evolution of the English language than she does. Luckily, sheas spilling her secrets in this gem of a book. From the first alphabet in 4000 BC, to anagrams, palindromes, and modern-day text messages, readers will learn all about the fascinating twists and turns our fair language has taken to become what it is today.

With playful black-and-white illustrations, riddles to solve, and codes to break, "The Word Snoop" is definitive proof that words can spark the imagination and are anything but dull. This is a book for every aspiring writer, and every true reader.