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OverviewAre you a word person? A curiosity seeker? A story explorer? Meet these twenty-six phenomenal individuals for whom love of language is an extreme sport. Discover the real-life stories of writers so intoxicated by the shapes and sounds of language that they collected, dissected and constructed verbal wonders of the most extraordinary kind. Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote his memoirs by blinking his left eyelid, unable to move the rest of his body. Jessie Little Doe Baird revived the language of her native Wampanoag people, when she began having dreams featuring words she didn't understand. Georges Perec wrote a novel without using the letter e – so well that at least one reviewer didn’t notice its absence! A love letter to all those who are passionate about words, language, writers and stories, Alphamaniacs is a stunningly illustrated collection of mini-biographies about the most remarkable of writers and their courageous ways with words. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paul Fleischman , Melissa SweetPublisher: Candlewick Press,U.S. Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.690kg ISBN: 9780763690663ISBN 10: 076369066 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 14 April 2020 Recommended Age: From 12 years Audience: Children/juvenile , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Children / Juvenile , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThe ebullient charms both of Fleischman's breezy accounts and of the work of those profiled are considerable...for anyone who enjoys words, or books themselves, there's much to love here in the catalog of serious and silly ways in which language and letters have been deployed, reworked, analyzed, and improved on. The backmatter includes source notes and a list of resources for Further Entertainment. Marvelously diverting. --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Author InformationA prolific author of picture books, novels, choral poetry, non-fiction, screenplays, an opera, adult fiction, and one play (so far!). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |