Absurd Words: A kids fun and hilarious vocabulary builder for future word nerds

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Part dictionary, part thesaurus, all the word-nerd fun! Absurd Words puts 750 high-level wacky words into engaging context for all the word-nerd fun! Kids with strong vocabularies are more successful in life. They are better readers and writers. They feel more confident tackling math and science. Parents and educators send kids to the dictionary or a thesaurus when they want to learn a new word. But dictionaries only work if you know the exact word you're looking for and thesauri lack the context for new words to really make sense. Enter this revolutionary dictionary-thesaurus hybrid that puts more than 750 high-level, wondrous, and wacky words in fun, engaging, and hilarious context. Kids will not only learn what words mean, but actually use them!

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"A must have for library classrooms... A fun and kinetic title that will have readers using vocabulary that will astound listeners! " -- Youth Services Book Review, STARRED
"A razzle-dazzle roster of locutions sufficient to warm the heartstrings of any logophile." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

TARA LAZAR is an established children's picture book author with six titles in print. She's founder of Storystorm (formerly called Picture Book Idea Month), a popular writing challenge. She has presented at regional SCBWI conferences and is a council member of the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature. She lives in New Jersey. Visit her at taralazar.com