Other Wordly: words both strange and lovely from around the world

by Kelsey Garrity-Riley (Illustrator), Yee-Lum Mak (Author)

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Illustrated
2016
$9.91

Discover words to surprise, delight and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers of words and those lost for words alike.

Synopsis

Discover words to surprise, delight and enamor. Learn terms for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees, for dancing awkwardly but with relish, and for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. Other-Wordly is an irresistible gift for lovers of words and those lost for words alike.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 64
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 02 Aug 2016
ISBN 10: 1452125341
ISBN 13: 9781452125343
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years

Media Reviews

This sleek gem of a volume is perfect for the bibliothecary (librarian) in all of us. - Booklist

Author Bio

As a kid, Yee-Lum Mak loved long words best, but she's since learned that lovely words come in many shapes. This book is from a tumblr of the same name, begun while the author was in high school. She lives in Los Angeles. Kelsey Garrity-Riley grew up in Belgium and Germany before moving to the United States to study illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She and her husband now call Brooklyn, New York home.