{"product_id":"the-weighty-words-book-for-marcus-gravey-9798184430829","title":"The Weighty Words Book for Kids: Build Vocabulary Fast, 64 Powerful Words That Make Kids Think, Write and Feel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat happens when a child finally finds the word for something they've always felt but never been able to name?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey light up. Every time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Weighty Words Book for Kids\u003c\/i\u003e is a vocabulary book unlike any other - not a dictionary, not a spelling list, not a test. It is a book about the specific pleasure of finding exactly the right word, and what happens to a child's thinking, writing, and confidence when they start to own the words that fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e64 carefully chosen words. Five chapters. One magnificent A-Z.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery word in this book was chosen for three reasons: it is genuinely useful, it is genuinely memorable, and it is - many of them - a genuine pleasure to say out loud. Say \u003ci\u003ediscombobulate\u003c\/i\u003e. Say \u003ci\u003erambunctious\u003c\/i\u003e. Say \u003ci\u003ekaleidoscopic\u003c\/i\u003e. There is a reason children love these words. They feel good in the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere is how it works: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach word gets its own short story - usually starring an animal. Mel the melancholy camel. Brant the exuberant puppy. The tenacious little dog who crossed the river on her fourteenth attempt. The stories make the words stick - not as definitions to memorise, but as feelings, scenes, and moments a child can picture and return to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter every story comes the plain-English meaning, the secret history of the word (which is often stranger than you would expect), three example sentences showing the word in real use, and a \u003ci\u003eTry This\u003c\/i\u003e prompt - one sentence that turns knowing a word into owning it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive chapters. Each one builds something different: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Big Feelings Words\u003c\/b\u003e - Ten words for feelings too big, too strange, or too specific to squeeze into \u003ci\u003ehappy\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003esad\u003c\/i\u003e. Melancholy. Elated. Wistful. Indignant. Words that name what children already feel but have never been able to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Power Words\u003c\/b\u003e - Nine words that make people stop and pay attention. Tenacious. Audacious. Indomitable. Magnanimous. Words that don't just describe - they command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Storyteller's Words\u003c\/b\u003e - Ten words that the best writers reach for when they want to make something real. Ethereal. Haunting. Resplendent. Evocative. Learn these and your writing will never sound quite the same again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Thinking Words\u003c\/b\u003e - Ten words for ten ways of thinking. Hypothesis. Infer. Synthesize. Articulate. Words that make teachers look up from their marking - because they signal a mind working at full power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Weighty A-Z\u003c\/b\u003e - One magnificent word for every letter of the alphabet. From \u003ci\u003eabscond\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003ezealous\u003c\/i\u003e - each with a story, a meaning, and a sentence to make it yours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlus six appendices built for parents and teachers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003eMaster Glossary\u003c\/b\u003e - all 64 words at a glance\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eGreek \u0026amp; Latin Root Map\u003c\/b\u003e - so children can decode words they've never seen before\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003e30-Day Vocabulary Challenge Calendar\u003c\/b\u003e - designed to be used daily alongside the book\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eGrand Weighty Words Challenge\u003c\/b\u003e - four final challenges to lock everything in\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eParent \u0026amp; Teacher Guide\u003c\/b\u003e - including a complete 10-week curriculum framework and discussion questions for every chapter\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eWord Origins Quick Reference\u003c\/b\u003e - the etymology of every word in the book, at a glance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for children aged 8-12\u003c\/b\u003e - and for every parent, teacher, or librarian who has ever watched a child search for a word they didn't have yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe difference between knowing a word and owning a word is one sentence. One real sentence, about something real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book gives children 64 of those moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe word that fits is always worth finding.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marcus Gravey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798184430829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Marcus Gravey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48853045903615,"sku":"9798184430829","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-weighty-words-book-for-marcus-gravey-9798184430829","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}