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Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words— Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind.

Colette Hiller

Illustrator: Tor Freeman

Ages: 9+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books/The Quarto Group

ISBN: 978-0-7112 7875-2

Keywords: Concept Book-etymology, spelling, range of word levels,humor,

Selected vocabulary, defined in rhymed poems and peppered with wordplay and quotes from literary figures, challenges children to discover the richness of language. Colorful, whimsical illustrations.