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What a Wonderful Word
  • Published: 5 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781848576452
  • Imprint: Caterpillar Studio
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $34.00

What a Wonderful Word

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This hand-picked collection of untranslatable worlds from all over the world
celebrates the magic of language, with gorgeous original artwork and fascinating
facts about each word and the culture it comes from.

Have you ever wished there was a word for friends who are like family to you,
or for the way you hesitate when you’ve forgotten someone’s name?
Did you know there was a special word for the distance a reindeer can
travel before needing the toilet? Or for when you search for something
in the water using only your feet?

This hand-picked collection of untranslatable worlds from all over the world
celebrates the magic of language, with gorgeous original artwork and fascinating
facts about each word and the culture it comes from.
  • Published: 5 April 2018
  • ISBN: 9781848576452
  • Imprint: Caterpillar Studio
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 64
  • RRP: $34.00
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About the authors

Nicola Edwards

Nicola Edwards was raised by the seaside in beautiful Brighton. She loves reading, dancing, rhyming and turquoise things. She now lives with her husband and children in North London and spends her days writing and editing children's books. She has been nominated for the UKLA and Blue Peter Book awards and is a two-time Parenting Product Awards winner.
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Luisa Uribe

Luisa Uribe is an illustrator living in Bogotá, Colombia. She was the 2018 recipient of the Society of Illustrators Dilys Evans Founder’s Award for The Vast Wonder of the World (Millbrook Press, Lerner Publishing Group), and has illustrated titles with HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Albert Whitman, and many others. Her art has been featured in Iberoamérica Ilustra, a catalog showcasing the best work by Spanish-speaking illustrators. Luisa’s primary passion is children’s books, although she is regularly inspired by the world around her and seeks ways to include these observations in her illustrations.
portrait photo of Luisa Uribe