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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread word books for 8-10 year olds #171705 11/28/2007 2:05 PM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Florida Arthur Palm stranger Arthur Palm stranger Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Florida My 7 1/2 year old granddaughter has shown an exciting (to me) interest in words - their origins and nuances - and I'd like to nurture that interest, but Anu Garg's books are a bit heavy for kids that age. Can anyone suggest an age-appropriate book that will help keep her interested? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: word books for 8-10 year olds Arthur Palm #171708 11/28/2007 3:55 PM Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California Maven member Maven member Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 120 California A librarian friend of mine suggests In A Word for grades 5-9. There's a Frog in My throat is a little younger age group, but still a really fun read. tempus edax rerum Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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