Best Word Book Ever

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The book has been translated into a number of other languages, including a bilingual edition in English and Spanish [3] and one in Ukrainian. By 1980 the book had been edited to remove some of what became perceived as stereotypical roles for females and to update terminology. It's not a grand set-up for a book, but at least there's connective tissue carrying you through from site to site, simply presenting random objects you might see from place to place, and giving you the names for them. None of this "Let's sound it out" business; wait until they take an interest, and guide them calmly, without that tension and whoop-de-do that so often comes from a parent when a child first start to look at words. Sections such as “Out West” or “Buildings” were left out, as well as those on paintings and music making, to remove things like churches, cathedrals and French Foreign Legion forts.

Best word book ever. by Richard Scarry | Open Library Best word book ever. by Richard Scarry | Open Library

The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.

Richard Scarry was posthumously awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Illustrators in 2012. While I tend to go easy on children's books, especially books that my baby happens to like me reading to her, this word book is the apotheosis of lazily slapped together children's books, and I have read A LOT of lazy children's books.

Best Word Book Ever - Etsy UK Best Word Book Ever - Etsy UK

There's a lot of care, and thought that goes into each silly definition, and the next silly definition that comes after it This word book is just thoughtless, chaotic, lazy randomness. Most changes have to do with gender roles: some occupations got their names changed to gender-neutral words (“fireman” to “firefighter”) while others hadgender-identifying connotations removed (“pretty stewardess” is just a “flight attendant” now).By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. I remember looking at this book endlessly, never tiring of naming--naming naming naming--a distinct developmental function both enjoyable and useful. I am so used to it being 'axe' that when I read 'ax' it made me question the reliability of the book, until I discovered it was an alternate spelling. Ukrainian-English-French adaptation of Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever - 2nd interactive Internet edition.

Best Little Word Book Ever - Goodreads Best Little Word Book Ever - Goodreads

Richard Scarry put barely any discernible thought at all into constructing a children's word book with any sense of logic or connective tissue, and what tiny little scrap of thought he did put into the foundation of this book is abandoned halfway through. It's a decent enough book though, and with a bit of imagination when reading it aloud, I am sure that children will enjoy it.For example, the front cover shows a thatched cottage instead of an American style barn, the "When you grow up" pages feature a British soldier instead of an American one and a sprinkling of British Union Jack flags and text were inserted.