The Weird World of Words: A Guided Tour

by Mitchell Symons

Book Overview

Did you know that 'Almost' is the longest word in the English language with all of its letters in alphabetical order ? Or that 'Stewardesses' is the longest word you can type solely with your left hand? Or that fireflies aren't actually flies, they're beetles? From information about words and their uses, to useful lists of things you never knew had names, palindromes, famous lines from literature and film, bizarre test answers and more, The Weird...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1936976935
• ISBN13: 9781936976935
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Zest Books (Tm)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 11 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 6 to Postsecondary