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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus - Hardcover

by Jen Bryant
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jen Bryant, Melissa SweetSeries:Incredible Lives for Young ReadersAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2014-09-15Pages:42
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Eerdmans Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780802853851ISBN-10:802853854UPC:9780802853851Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Books & LibrariesBook Topic:Historical, LiteraryAward:2015 Golden Kite Winner - Picture Bk Illustration Award|2014 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers Award|2016 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2015 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book - Children's Nonfiction Award|2015 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book Award|2015 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2016 Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist - Picture Storybook Award|2016 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2014 Lupine Award Winner - Picture Book Award|2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2016 Charlotte Award Nominee - Intermediate/Grades 3-5 Award|2015 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction AwardSize:11.10 x 8.10 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCHKXEF3AW

"Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order."

For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and used it to organize his ideas and find exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time.

This book is an inviting, visually engrossing portrayal of Peter Mark Roget and the creation of the thesaurus. Readers of all ages will marvel at Roget's life, depicted through lyrical text and brilliantly detailed illustrations. This elegant book celebrates the joy of learning and the power of words.

Awards and Recognition

Parents' Choice Foundation Parents' Choice Award Gold Winner (2015)
American Library Association Caldecott Honor Book (2015)
American Library Association Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (2015)
American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2015)
Junior Library Guild Selection
2014 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature Finalist
2014 American Booksellers Association Best Books for Children Catalog
Society of Illustrators, "The Original Art" annual exhibition (2014)
California Reading Association Eureka! Honor Award (2014)
2015-2016 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List
School Library Journal Best Books of 2014
Kirkus Best of 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books (2014)
Horn Book Fanfare (2014)
Huffington Post Best Picture Books of 2014: Best Biography (Non-Artist)
New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2014
Booklist 2014 Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2015
2015-2016 Georgia Children's Picturebook Award Finalist
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 2015 Golden Kite Award
National Council of Teachers of English 2015 Orbis Pictus Honor
The Children's Literature Assembly 2015 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts List
Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015 Edition
Teachers' Choice 2015 Reading List
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (CLSC) 2015 Young Readers Selection

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Eerdmans Books for Young ReadersISBN-13:9780802853851ISBN-10:802853854UPC:9780802853851Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Books & LibrariesBook Topic:Historical, LiteraryAward:2015 Golden Kite Winner - Picture Bk Illustration Award|2014 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers Award|2016 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2015 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book - Children's Nonfiction Award|2015 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book Award|2015 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2016 Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist - Picture Storybook Award|2016 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2014 Lupine Award Winner - Picture Book Award|2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2016 Charlotte Award Nominee - Intermediate/Grades 3-5 Award|2015 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction AwardSize:11.10 x 8.10 x 0.40 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCHKXEF3AW
Bryant, Jen: - Jen Bryant has written numerous books for young readers, including Georgia's Bones and A River ofWords, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award.Her book A Splash of Red (Knopf)received the Schneider Family Book Award and theNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. She lives inPennsylvania.Sweet, Melissa: - Melissa Sweet (www.melissasweet.net) hasillustrated many award winning books, including ARiver of Words (Eerdmans), a 2009 Caldecott Honorbook, and A Splash of Red (Knopf), an NCTEOrbis Pictus Award winner and a Sibert Honor book. Shealso wrote and illustrated Balloons OverBroadway (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), winner of the2012 Sibert Medal and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award.Melissa lives in Maine.
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers

Awards

🏆 2015 Golden Kite Winner - Picture Bk Illustration Award|2014 Kirkus Prize Finalist - Young Readers Award|2016 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's Award|2015 Orbis Pictus Award Honor Book - Children's Nonfiction Award|2015 Caldecott Medal Honor Book - Picture Book Award|2015 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner - Children's Book Award|2016 Georgia Children's Book Award Finalist - Picture Storybook Award|2016 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee - Intermediate Award|2014 Lupine Award Winner - Picture Book Award|2015 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Seven to Ten Award|2016 Charlotte Award Nominee - Intermediate/Grades 3-5 Award|2015 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Gold Medal Winner - Nonfiction Award

Contributor(s)

Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet

Author

Jen Bryant

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