Noah Webster & his words / Jeri Chase Ferris ; illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch.
| Author/creator | Ferris, Jeri |
| Other author | Kirsch, Vincent X. illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. |
| Description | 32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Noah Webster and his words |
| Series | Houghton Mifflin Books for children |
| Abstract | A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old. |
| General note | "The illustrations were made with ink, watercolor, and graphite."--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Genre/form | Picture books for children. |
| LCCN | 2011013018 |
| ISBN | 9780547390550 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0547390556 (hbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B W395FE | ✔ Available | Place Hold |