Word Play
Sandra Linville
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Seeing words in a new way at the Whitney Biennial.
Looking for a new word game? Although it's been around for awhile, you may not have heard about Bethump'd with Words. Find out more.
A virtual trick-or-treat trek for Halloween.
Fourteen and a half pounds of words
The fifth edition of the Shorter Oxford Dictionary has just been published with more than 3,000 new words.
Dictionary Lady spreads the word across U.S.
Mary French, the "Dictionary Lady" expands her idea across the nation as more third-graders receive their first dictionary.
Want a chance to win $2500 with words and music?
Summer doldrums hit yet? Why not put a little sparkle in your summer days at home and write a song? You might just win $2500 and help people learn to read at the same time.
Keep the Words during Summer Vacation
Reading and writing can be fun for children during summer.
Words: from literature to song
Do it all - promote literacy, "inspire someone to read (even if it's you)" and get some cool, cool tunes. Find out about Songs Inspired by Literature Chapter One CD. Words and music - a perfect combination just in time for those long summer days.
Do you know what Z.O.W.I.E. and Shazam represent? Find out in this review of Random House Reference's "10,000 Answers: The Ultimate Trivia Encyclopedia."
A look at the latest "Random House Webster's College Dictionary."