The Word Spy
Author: Ursula Dubosarsky
Illustrator: Tohby Riddle
Book 1 in the Word Spy series
Pages: 256
Published: 2007
Age: 9+
Dear Readers,
You may not know me, but I know you. I am the Word Spy.
Ever since I can remember, I've been listening to, speaking, reading, and yes, spying on words. The time has come for me to share with you some of the many things I have discovered. All you have to do is open this book... the wonderful world of words awaits!
Join the Word Spy on an entertaining journey through the English language. Learn more about where the alphabet came from, find out what ATM stands for, make your own palindromes (it's easy!) and impress your pigs by speaking Pig Latin. There are cartoons, riddles and a special code to solve along the way. Charmingly illustrated by Tohby Riddle, this award-winning volume will delight readers and writers alike.
Please Note: This series was published in the United States of America under the title The Word Snoop.
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature (2009); Children's Book Council of Australia Awards Nominee for Eve Pownall Book of the Year - Honour Book (2009); Australia Publishers Association (APA) Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Book Design Awards Nominee for Best Designed Children's Non-Fiction Book (2009)
About the Word Spy Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Word Spy(2007)
- 2.Return of the Word Spy(2010)
- +The Word Spy Activity Book(2012)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
Meet the Word Spy. She's dashing and daring and witty as can be – and no one knows more about the evolution of the English language than she does! Luckily, she's spilling her secrets in this gem of a book series. From the first alphabet in 4000 BC, to anagrams, palindromes, and modern-day text messages, readers will learn all about the fascinating twists and turns the English language has taken to become what it is today.
With playful black-and-white illustrations, riddles to solve, and codes to break, The Word Spy is definitive proof that words can spark the imagination and are anything but dull. This is a series for every aspiring writer and every true reader to savour. Readers who enjoy Nick Earls & Terry Whidborne's The Word Hunters trilogy will relish the linguistic adventures that the Word Spy has to offer.
Please Note: This series was published in the United States of America under the title The Word Snoop.