The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Language: English
Published by William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2014
Series: Book 5 of 12 - Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR)
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Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order.
 For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companionsand it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and used it to organize his ideas and find exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time. This book is an inviting, visually engrossing portrayal of Peter Mark Roget and the creation of the thesaurus. Readers of all ages will marvel at Roget's life, depicted through lyrical text and brilliantly detailed illustrations. This elegant book celebrates the joy of learning and the power of words.
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- Title
- The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
- Author
- Jen Bryant
- Publisher
- William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
- Publication year
- 2014
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0802853854
- ISBN 13
- 9780802853851
- Illustrator
- Sweet, Melissa
- Series
- Book 5 of 12: Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR)
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Caldecott Honor Winner
Sibert Medal Winner
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Best of 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books
Horn Book Fanfare
Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year: Best Biography (Non-Artist)
New York Times Notable Children's Books
Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth
Award-winning author Jen Bryant and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Melissa Sweet tell the captivating story of the Thesaurus and its inventor Peter Mark Roget.
Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order.
For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions ― and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists.
Peter took his love for words and used it to organize his ideas and find exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time.
The Right Word is an inviting, visually engrossing portrayal of Peter Mark Roget and the creation of the thesaurus. Jen Bryant’s lyrical text and brilliantly detailed mixed media illustrations from Caldecott Honor-winning artist Melissa Sweet celebrate the joy of learning and the power of words.
Other honors
Parents' Choice Foundation Parents’ Choice Award Gold Winner
ALA Notable Children’s Books
Junior Library Guild Selection
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature Finalist
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award
National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Honor
Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year
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About the Author
Melissa Sweet (www.melissasweet.net) hasillustrated many award winning books, including ARiver of Words (Eerdmans), a 2009 Caldecott Honorbook, and A Splash of Red (Knopf), an NCTEOrbis Pictus Award winner and a Sibert Honor book. Shealso wrote and illustrated Balloons OverBroadway (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), winner of the2012 Sibert Medal and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award.Melissa lives in Maine.
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