Ideas for etymology book for elementary students?

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#203145 - 11/08/11 09:41 AM Ideas for etymology book for elementary students?
DaleM stranger Registered: 11/08/11 Posts: 3	My 8 year old child has been asking a lot of questions about where words came from. Does anyone have recommendations for an etymology book that is appropriate for elementary school children?
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#203148 - 11/08/11 09:54 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? [Re: DaleM]
zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3271 Loc: R'lyeh	There are few books about etymology that are appropriate for adults let alone 8 year-olds. You might want to get a good unabridged dictionary (e.g., Webster's 3rd, American-Heritage) and point out the etymologies for almost all entries. There is a Ten-Minute History of English available on YouTube (link), but it might be more appropriate for teens. I'll take a look at my linguistics library and see if I can find something ... you might think about getting a book geared to adults and reading it out loud to your child and trying to answer all his questions. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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#203152 - 11/08/11 12:24 PM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? [Re: zmjezhd]
DaleM stranger Registered: 11/08/11 Posts: 3	I just searched Amazon and found quite a list that may be interesting. Does anyone know if any of these books are good? Amazon Etymology for Kids
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#207853 - 10/30/12 04:22 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? [Re: DaleM]
Harjit Jandu stranger Registered: 02/29/12 Posts: 2	A few years back I had read this book by Linda Goodman, "Star Signs". She has allocated a number of pages on the topic "Lexigramming". It was quite an eye opener for me. The other idea is to use www.dictionary.com- they have given details about the words. I guess the second choice I mentioned is easier to grasp for anyone.
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#207854 - 10/30/12 04:24 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? [Re: DaleM]
Harjit Jandu stranger Registered: 02/29/12 Posts: 2	Hi Dale, I guess you could try www.dictionary.com.
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#207860 - 10/30/12 11:22 AM Re: Ideas for etymology book for elementary students? [Re: Harjit Jandu]
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5371 Loc: Land of the Flat Water	Hello Harjit, and welcome. Dale last posted a year ago, doubtful this person will receive your reply, but it is good to see new people here, again Welcome. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep----
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