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Colossal Words for Kids

75 Tremendous Words: Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind

Colette Hiller author Tor Freeman illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Quarto Publishing PLC

Published:9th May '24

£9.99

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Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' - 'Want to expand your children's vocabulary? Try this book.'

Boost your child’s growing vocabulary with 75 hilariously illustrated poems from Colette Hiller, author of the critically acclaimed kids’ poetry book The B on Your Thumb.


Each poem in this funny, funky book teaches a specific important word, as well as its meaning and spelling, in an innovative and accessible format that kids will love. Using rhythm and wordplay, the poems help build a colossal vocabulary, thinking skills and literacy – without kids even noticing! But most of all, this book delights young readers with the joy and silliness of the English language.
 
Building a colossal vocabulary has never felt so natural, or so much fun! Each word in this collection is defined in a simple rhyme. Using rhythm, humour and logic, each word’s meaning is made clear and accessible. Kids will want to try them out straight away: it’s a ready-to-use collection! You and your kids will love:

  • Rolling rhymes that will be chanted again and again
  • Fun and quirky drawings that bring these educational poems to life
  • Holistic learning premise from Colette Hiller, skilled in writing educational poetry for children



From Ambiguous to Zealous, the words in this book are for 7-to-12-year-olds. It may seem inconceivable for one book to encompass such a wide age span! But in fact, inconceivable – and all the other words in this book – were selected from vocabulary lists intended for older children, so that younger children can challenge themselves and discover a wealth of great new words!

“Wonderfully fun and playful celebration of words.”

* INIS Magazine *

"Hypnotically entertaining"

-- Ron Charles * Washington Post *

“...a very clever collection of poems”

-- Margaret Kingsbury * Book Riot *

A "browsing book for word-loving families."

-- Meghan Cox Gurdon * Wall Street Journal *

So clever […] adds understanding and meaning to these words […] so much fun [..] looks beautiful’ 

-- Jacqueline Shepherd * BBC Radio London *

what a fabulous idea, it’s great what you’re doing […] fabulous illustrations […] oh, I love it […]  very clever, explains the word perfectly’ 

-- Hannah Murray * Talk Radio *

'Book of the Week' - 'Want to expand your children's vocabulary? Try this book.'

-- Emily Bearn * The Daily Telegraph *

'Best Books 2024' - "Draws readers into a wonderland of 75 terms"

* Good Housekeepi

ISBN: 9780711278738

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 350g

64 pages