Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From by Patrick Skipworth / Hardcover - NEW BOOK I GOT CRAFTS

Literally: Amazing Words and Where They Come From by Patrick Skipworth / Hardcover - NEW BOOK I GOT CRAFTSDid you know that English words come from all over the world and that their meanings have changed along their journey? Our word "zero" comes from the Arabic word for empty space. "Companion" is from the Latin for with bread. With simple descriptions and dazzling, evocative and witty illustrations, this is a fascinating introduction to the rich history and cultural diversity of our language. Words included: orchestra (Japanese); zero (Arabic); guru

It also celebrates the importance of connection and unconditional love

They are the picture of bourgeois respectability: married octogenarians

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consequences and connectedness that asks what truly defines us - and to what lengths we will go to rescue ourselves and those we love

Born to parents who were both former slaves

5-ounce black pet bottle with pump closure

after a youth marked by upheaval and emotional turbulence

Includes 36 quote cards

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2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner / Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Finalist

and how we locate our true identities in this frazzled age

Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends