Other Wordly

words both strange and lovely from around the world

Yee-Lum Mak, Kelsey Garrity-Riley

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Chronicle Books
18 July 2016

Language: history & general works; Children's & Educational

tsundoku: (noun, Japanese) buying books and not reading them; letting books pile up unread on shelves or floors or nightstands

tartle: (verb, Scots) to hesitate while introducing or meeting someone because you have forgotten their name

hoppipolla: (compound verb, Icelandic) jumping into puddles

Discover these and many other words to surprise, delight, and enamor. Terms for the particular grace of mended things, for the urge to peer into other people’s windows, for the sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees. Terms for dancing awkwardly but with relish, for hating endings, for the look shared by two people who each wish the other would speak first. An irresistible gift for lovers of words and those lost for words alike. Every language has names for the odd and wonderful, for the unexpected things that have meaning, for the parts of our lives that are 'other-wordly.'

Find the word you've been looking for, or the word you didn't know you were looking for. In Other-Wordly, readers will find a fascinating assortment of words and definitions from around the world: delicious, strange, and lovely.

By: Yee-Lum Mak
Illustrated by: Kelsey Garrity-Riley
Imprint: Chronicle Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781452125343
ISBN 10: 1452125341
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 18 July 2016
Recommended Age: From 8 to 99 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

As a kid, Yee-Lum Mak loved long words best, but she's since learned that lovely words come in many shapes. This book is from a tumblr of the same name, begun while the author was in high school. She lives in Los Angeles. Kelsey Garrity-Riley grew up in Belgium and Germany before moving to the United States to study illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. She and her husband now call Brooklyn, New York home.