Informativos: La Palabra Exacta. Roget Y Su Tesauro (Paperback)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Before I ever surfed the web or resisted the temptations of click-bait, I bounced around from entry to entry in a Roget's." When I saw this in the library, I added it immediately to the teetering stacks of Eric Kimmel books I was w/drawing. And am so glad I did!The background art is a collage-sty...

from julieaduncan

I have never been this fascinated with a picture book. Normally I read a picture book and just glance at the pictures. Ironically, in The Right Word, the illustrations add just as much to the story as the words. I especially enjoyed the added information at the back that includes a timeline of Ro...

from Davis22

This is an amazing book about the origins of a linguistic tool we frequently use, but really know nothing about its history. The story of the Thesaurus is told through the history of Roget himself, and our understanding of each arrives at the same time. This is an easy and interesting book to int...

from HippieLunatic

As an aspiring writer, I loved this book, helping to give me insight into one of the first people who knew the right word always existed, even if he didn't have a tool to find it. The art is a perfect addition to the story of a boy who needed to piece together a reference material. I particularly...

from DaliaL.

Genre: Nonfiction (Informational) I would use this book to: 1. teach students about Peter Mark Roget. 2. teach students about informational books. Summary: The book begins by talking about Peter Mark Roget's childhood. As a child, Roget enjoyed books so he began writing his own book. In his book ...