[LM_NET] HIT: is there such a book?

["Sarles Patricia (18K500)" <PSarles@SCHOOLS.NYC.GOV>]

thank you again for all the responses

ORIGINAL TARGET:

A student asked me today for a book of the "biggest words" (besides the dictionary!)

his teacher had just taught him the word antidisestablishmentarianism and he got a 
big kick out of it and wanted to learn more big words

sounds like that would be a fun book idea for someone to write if there is no such 
book

but is there such a book?

RESPONSES:

*****

I just found this book on the shelf.  It is titled Big Words for Big
Shooters by John E. Rose, Jr.  circa 1982.  There might be something newer
that I do not know of.

*****

It's not a book, but Found this link - 
http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_longest.html

*****

I cannot recall a book about big words but depending on the level
 
Donovan's Word Jar (2nd grade)  and Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the 
Somerset Sisters (4th and up)
 
come to mind.  Each story the character discovers big (or fun) words and how they 
apply to life.

*****

Try this:
 
http://www.target.com/Little-Book-Big-Words/dp/1905862032

*****

Fun post. Got me looking on the Web. There are a few decent sources if you google 
longest words

Here's one I enjoyed.

http://www.fun-with-words.com/word_longest.html

Jon Agee has some amazing books about words -- but none of them are the long books. 
Just playfully illustrated books about different types of words that I find 
meaningful and fun.

*****


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