Other-Wordly: Words Both Strange and Lovely from Around the World
by Yee-Lum Mak
Published for the first time: 10/11/2016
56 pages, Hardcover
Genres: Linguistics, Picture Books, Language, Reference, Art, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction
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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