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A fun and frolicking book of wordplay, presented in lively prose and light verse. Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, palindromes, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms. Features a chapter of skill-testing word games.

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Overview

A fun and frolicking book of wordplay, presented in lively prose and light verse. Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, palindromes, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms. Features a chapter of skill-testing word games.

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Sit on a potato pan, Otis! Lederer, an International Punster of the Year, conducts a dazzling circus of words, spinning the alphabet into acrostics, anagrams, grammagrams, kangaroo words, and every other conceivable manner of letter juggling. Once you've watched the three- ring show, you can try your skill at word games. Includes whimsical two-color illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780877793540
  • Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
  • Publication date: 9/15/1998
  • Series: Lighter Side of Language
  • Pages: 288
  • Product dimensions: 7.29 (w) x 7.28 (h) x 1.10 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 23, 2003

    A great tool or a good read.

    I am a student at Monmouth College enrolled in CLAS224/ Word Elements were are studing about origins of words and words themselves. This book has been a priceless tool, for any inspiring young teacher. This book The Word Circus by Richard Lederer dives into English in a fun and enjoyable way. The illustration are wonderful and the text is well written and though of. Word Circus¿s illustrations done by Dave Morice are shown in a humorous manner about Lederer strange and interesting definitions and examples using carne folk as his inspiration. Only Richard Lederer could make English a fun and enjoyable experience. Overall I enjoy the book. I give it four out five stars.

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