{"product_id":"the-dictionary-of-difficult-words-jane-solomon-9781786038111","title":"The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits!","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Difficult Words\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Test your knowledge with \u003cb\u003emore than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths\u003c\/b\u003e (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)  You can master them with the \u003cb\u003esimple, easy-to-understand definitions and pronunciations written by lexicographer\u003c\/b\u003e (yes, that's in there too ) Jane Solomon. \u003cb\u003eFun, colorful illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e add whimsy to the pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some jobbernowls say dictionaries are anachronistic, or even obsolete, but it's kenspeckle to real bibliophiles that those vociferous ninnyhammers are just metagrobolised by the plethora of portmanteaus, neologisms, and jargon they offer. Next time you find yourself wrangling with one of these ultracrepidarians, no need to imagineer a sockdolager: just show them this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This captivating dictionary \u003cb\u003ecelebrates the beauty of the English language\u003c\/b\u003e for family trivia time spent around the printed page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786038110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786038111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances Lincoln Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.30h x 10.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/05\/2019","brand":"Jane Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055859003647,"sku":"9781786038111","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_260bedf0-e48c-42cc-8792-bc6535adbcbe.jpg?v=1685038196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dictionary-of-difficult-words-jane-solomon-9781786038111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}