The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

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Sunday, April 12, 2015 - 16:59
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Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
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Illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
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Sweet’s inspired mixed media illustrations illuminate the personality and work of a man passionately interested in many things. Her collages combine disparate elements to create a cohesive whole, echoing the ways in which Roget ordered the world into lists that evolved into his groundbreaking thesaurus.

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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
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