Shona, Word Detective
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Shona, Word Detective
By (Author) John Agard
Illustrated by Michael Broad
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
28th March 2018
19th March 2018
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 6mm
120g
Description
Shona has always loved words. She even has her very own strange word thesaurus! When her and her classmates learn that some languages are dying out, Miss Bates tasks them with becoming top-class word detectives, proving to themselves and their families that there are many beautiful languages still thriving, even within their own classroom.
Reviews
"A delightful, stimulating and playful word extravaganza that will give younger readers not just plenty of laughs but lots of really useful information" -- The Letterpress Project
"Full of humour, lexicography and a love of language" -- Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog
Author Bio
John Agard is a prolific playwright, poet and author for children. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and has won a raft of other awards including the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry in 1997 and the Cholmondeley Award in 2004.
