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

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By (author): Colette Hiller

Illustrated by: Tor Freeman

Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' - 'Want to expand your children's vocabulary? Try this book.'

Boost your childs growing vocabulary with 75 hilariously illustrated poems from Colette Hiller, author of the critically acclaimed kids poetry book The B on Your Thumb.


Each poem in this funny, funky book teaches a specific important word, as well as its meaning and spelling, in an innovative and accessible format that kids will love. Using rhythm and wordplay, the poems help build a colossal vocabulary, thinking skills and literacy  without kids even noticing! But most of all, this book delights young readers with the joy and silliness of the English language.
 
Building a colossal vocabulary has never felt so natural, or so much fun! Each word in this collection is defined in a simple rhyme. Using rhythm, humour and logic, each words meaning is made clear and accessible. Kids will want to try them out straight away: its a ready-to-use collection! You and your kids will love:

  • Rolling rhymes that will be chanted again and again
  • Fun and quirky drawings that bring these educational poems to life
  • Holistic learning premise from Colette Hiller, skilled in writing educational poetry for children



From Ambiguous to Zealous, the words in this book are for 7-to-12-year-olds. It may seem inconceivable for one book to encompass such a wide age span! But in fact, inconceivable  and all the other words in this book were selected from vocabulary lists intended for older children, so that younger children can challenge themselves and discover a wealth of great new words!

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Product Details
  • Weight: 350g
  • Dimensions: 205 x 276mm
  • Publication Date: 09 May 2024
  • Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • Age Group: Ages 9-11
  • ISBN13: 9780711278738

About Colette Hiller

Colette Hiller is a writer arts producer and author of the critically acclaimed poetry book The B on Your Thumb. Her childrens rhymes have been featured on BBC Words and Pictures and her childrens album Applehead has been a hit with kids across the world selling over 50000 copies. An advocate of early learning Colette believes that even very young children are receptive to the joy of wordplay. She taught her own twins to read by the time they were three. Tor Freeman is a London-based illustrator. In 2012 she was awarded the Sendak Fellowship. In 2017 she won the Guardian Graphic Short Story Prize. Her books include the Digby Dog and Olive series.  

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