Alphabetical: How Every Letter Tells a Story

by Michael Rosen and Michael Rosen (Author)

Book Overview

How on Earth did we fix upon our twenty-six letters, what do they really mean, and how did we come to write them down in the first place? Michael Rosen takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the history of the alphabet in twenty-six vivid chapters, fizzing with personal anecdotes and fascinating facts. Starting with the mysterious Phoenicians and how sounds first came to be written down, he races on to show how nonsense poems work, pins down...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619024837
• ISBN13: 9781619024830
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"