Alphabetical : how every letter tells a story
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- ISBN: 9781619024830 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1619024837 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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xv, 431 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: Berkeley : Counterpoint, [2015]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-417) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The story of A: A is for alphabet -- The story of B: B is for battledore -- The story of C: C is for ciphers -- The story of D: D is for disappeared letters -- The story of E: E is for e. e. cummings -- The story of F: F is for fonts -- The story of G: G is for Greek -- The story of H: H is for h-aspiration -- The story of I: I is for improvisation -- The story of J: J is for jokes -- The story of K: K is for Korean -- The story of L: L is for LSD -- The story of M: M is for music and memory -- The story of N: N is for nonsense -- The (true) story of O: O is for OK -- The story of P: P is for Pitman -- The story of Q: Q is for qwerty -- The story of R: R is for rhyme -- The story of S: S is for signs and sign systems -- The story of T: T is for txtspk -- The story of U: U is for umlauts -- The story of V: V is for Vikings -- The story of W: W is for Webster -- The story of X: X marks the spot -- The story of Y: Y is for yellow -- The story of Z: Z is for zipcodes -- The Oulipo olympics. |
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Subject: | Alphabet History Alphabet in literature Writing |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | P 211 .R67 2015 | 30775305493638 | General Collection | Available | - |
Alphabetical : How Every Letter Tells a Story
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Alphabetical : How Every Letter Tells a Story
Michael Rosen is a former Children's Laureate and the bestselling author of We're Going on a Bear Hunt (which won the Smarties Best Book of the Year Award) and many other books. He has also presented Word of Mouth on BBC Radio 4 since 1998. He has a Phd in Education, been awarded five extra honorary doctorates by various universities and made Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Literature) by the French government. In 2013 he became Professor of Education Studiesat Goldsmiths. Find out more on Michael's website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk