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A warm and charming tale of diversity, language, and the shared cultures that make-up modern life. Featuring the same wonderful characters from 2014’s All Sorts to Make a World and 2016’s Going Batty.

Shona has always loved words. She even has her very own strange word thesaurus! When her and her classmates learn that some languages are dying out, Miss Bates tasks them with becoming top-class word detectives, proving to themselves and their families that there are many beautiful languages still thriving, even within their own classroom. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 7+



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"A delightful, stimulating and playful word extravaganza that will give younger readers not just plenty of laughs but lots of really useful information" – The Letterpress Project

"Full of humour, lexicography and a love of language" – Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog

4u2read – Shona, Word Detective

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    A Paperback / softback by John Agard, Michael Broad

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 19/03/2018
      ISBN13: 9781781127865, 978-1781127865
      ISBN10: 1781127867
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A warm and charming tale of diversity, language, and the shared cultures that make-up modern life. Featuring the same wonderful characters from 2014’s All Sorts to Make a World and 2016’s Going Batty.

      Shona has always loved words. She even has her very own strange word thesaurus! When her and her classmates learn that some languages are dying out, Miss Bates tasks them with becoming top-class word detectives, proving to themselves and their families that there are many beautiful languages still thriving, even within their own classroom. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 7+



      Trade Review

      "A delightful, stimulating and playful word extravaganza that will give younger readers not just plenty of laughs but lots of really useful information" – The Letterpress Project

      "Full of humour, lexicography and a love of language" – Library Girl and Book Boy, Blog

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