The right word : Roget and his thesaurus /
Bryant, Jennifer,
The right word : Roget and his thesaurus / Roget and his thesaurus Jen Bryant , Melissa Sweet. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, (c)2014. - (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
Robert F. Sibert Medal, 2015 Caldecott Honor, 2015
9780802853851
2013044348
Preschool. Kindergarten. Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four. Grade five.
CT788 / .R544 2014 CT788
The right word : Roget and his thesaurus / Roget and his thesaurus Jen Bryant , Melissa Sweet. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, (c)2014. - (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
Robert F. Sibert Medal, 2015 Caldecott Honor, 2015
9780802853851
2013044348
Preschool. Kindergarten. Grade one. Grade two. Grade three. Grade four. Grade five.
CT788 / .R544 2014 CT788