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Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary

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A dictionary of real and invented words used by the world's best storyteller. The Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary reveals what they mean, where they came from and how he used them in his stories. It will inspire you to choose and use each word brilliantly in your own writing - whether it's a real word, a Roald Dahl word or your own made-up one!

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Susan Rennie has worked on many dictionaries for both children and adults, including the Oxford Primary Dictionary, Oxford Primary Thesaurus, the Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools and the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. She also writes books in Scots for children, and has translated the first Scots edition of Tintin. Susan is currently a Lecturer in English Language at the University of Glasgow where she teaches lexicography and the history of Scots and English.

Summary

A dictionary of real and invented words used by the world's best storyteller. The Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary reveals what they mean, where they came from and how he used them in his stories. It will inspire you to choose and use each word brilliantly in your own writing - whether it's a real word, a Roald Dahl word or your own made-up one!

Foreword

A unique Roald Dahl Dictionary from Oxford.

Additional text

Picked as one of Julia Eccleshare's Childrens Book of the Year 2016

Product details

Authors Quentin Blake, Roald Dahl, Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford Languages
Assisted by Quentin Blake (Illustration)
Publisher Oxford University Press Trade
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 31.05.2016
 
EAN 9780192736451
ISBN 978-0-19-273645-1
No. of pages 285
Dimensions 196 mm x 252 mm x 22 mm
Subject Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music

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