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Word Hunters: The Curious Dictionary

The Curious Dictionary

Author: Nick Earls and Terry Whidborne   Series: Word Hunters

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When twins Lexi and Al Hunter stumble upon an old dictionary their world as they know it changes. They are blasted into history to hunt down the words that threaten to vanish from our past and our present. Their lives and the future of the world are at stake. Can they find a way back home? Or will they be trapped in the past forever? Ages 10+.

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When twins Lexi and Al Hunter stumble upon an old dictionary their world as they know it changes. They are blasted into history to hunt down the words that threaten to vanish from our past and our present. Their lives and the future of the world are at stake. Can they find a way back home? Or will they be trapped in the past forever? Ages 10+.

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From award-winning author Nick Earls and illustrator Terry Whidborne comes a mysterious, action-packed series for the word nerd in us all.From award-winning author Nick Earls and illustrator Terry Whidborne comes a mysterious, action-packed series for the word nerd in us all.Lexi and Al Hunter are twins with almost nothing in common - except their parents and their birthday! At school Lexi hangs with her friends, while Al hides in the library reading about history, battles and faraway places.When the twins stumble upon an old dictionary their world as they know it changes. They are blasted into history to hunt down the words that threaten to vanish from our past and our present. Their lives and the future of the world are at stake. Can they find a way back home? Or will they be trapped in the past? For once, they'll need to depend on each other if they want to survive.

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About the Author

Nick Earls (Author) is the author of twenty books, including the bestselling novels Zigzag Street, Bachelor Kisses, Perfect Skin and World of Chickens. His work has been published internationally in English and in translation, and has won awards in the UK and Australia. Five of his novels have been adapted into plays and two into feature films. He was the founding chair of the Australian arm of the international aid agency War Child and is now a War Child ambassador.Terry Whidborne (Illustrator) is an award-winning advertising art director, who now focuses his time on illustration, animation and stories. He kickstarted his book illustrations with the Word Hunter series, authored by Nick Earls. Terry now has a novella, children's television series and film in the works. He is also behind a global multi-platform writing project, backed by Screen Australia and the Canadian Media Fund, which will be released late 2016.

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Published
22nd August 2012
Pages
264
ISBN
9780702249457

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