Alphamaniacs

builders of 26 wonders of the word

Alphamaniacs

builders of 26 wonders of the word
Paul Fleischman ; art by Melissa Sweet
Book - 2020

Profiles twenty-six individuals whose passion for language led them to create unique works of literature, including Daniel Nussbaum who used California's vanity license plates to retell famous stories, Jean-Dominique Bauby, a paralyzed man who wrote by blinking his left eyelid, and Jessie Little Doe Baird, who resurrected the lost language of the Wampanoag people.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleischman, Paul (Author)
Other Authors: Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Studio, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
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