{"product_id":"9780374382407","title":"W Is For Webster : Noah Webster and his American Dictionary","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eW Is For Webster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tracey Fern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating look at the determination and vision that led one man to create an essential resource.\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an early age, Noah Webster was an odd fellow who liked to talk big  and loved learning. He thought America needed its own national language  and knew he was just the man to create it. He started with a speller,  including everyday words like \"scab,\" \"grub,\" and \"mop,\" and moved on to  create a small dictionary. He rode around on a horse, selling his books  by hand. Then Noah decided to compile a complete and comprehensive  dictionary of American English. He thought the book would take him five  years to finish. It took twenty, but his dictionary today is the  second-most printed book in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A solid introduction to America’s most famous lexicographer.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A visually fantastical portrait of Noah Webster.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An engaging, diverting read.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fascinating look at the determination and vision that led one man to create an essential resource.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBarnum's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tracey Fern (\"Buffalo Music,\" \"Pippo the Fool\") turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale, describing how Brown and his rivals at other museums raced to find the best fossils and to discover new species.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…truly breathtaking. This will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374382407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596983414990,"sku":"9780374382407","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ee2ce124-22b1-476e-a1b9-6cbd7664ec40.jpg?v=1637871502","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374382407","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}