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Every child who loves Roald Dahl's stories knows all about the diabolical giants in Giant Country, how beastly Miss Trunchbull is and how unpleasant it would be to eat a slugburger, but have they spotted all the clever ways Roald Dahl uses language in his brilliant stories? Have they discovered how to write about animals and people in a way that makes their own stories wild? This little book brings together Roald Dahl's made up words as well as lots of real ones and gives ideas and techniques to inspire young writers. Children will discover onomatopoeic words like snort and snarl, metaphors and puns, how to blend words together to make their own new words and how animal vocabulary works for describing both people and creatures, as well as how names like the Bonecruncher and Mr Wormwood can tell us so much about the characters. Illustrated throughout with Quentin Blake's artwork, this book is part of a four-book set which, through the magic of Roald Dahl's writing, will help to build children's confidence with language while having mischievous fun!Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780192779175
eBay Product ID (ePID)14049035949
Product Key Features
Number of Pages64 Pages
Publication NameRoald Dahl's Beastly and Bewildering Words
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaLanguage Study
AuthorKay Woodward
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height157 mm
Item Weight184 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorKay Woodward