New Releases by Giulio Maestro

Trace the origins of more than 100 eponymous words—words derived from the names of people and places. What food was first cooked up in Hamburg, Germany? Hamburgers What country is named after the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci? America What do you call people and places whose names become words? Eponyms! Meet the people and places behind more than 100 eponymous words and read the fascinating stories of why words were created for them. What would be the meaning of a word named after you?

Thirty popular expressions such as "straight from the horse''s mouth" and "white elephant" are amusingly explained and illustrated.

Rhyming riddles answer questions about a variety of animals at school.

A collection of riddles about witches, vampires, skeletons, and other scary Halloween creatures.

The reader is introduced to such typical city words as "theater, ""museum," "office building," and "train station" as a taxi travels through a hectic workday in and around the city.

Discusses what temperature is and how it is measured.

A collection of sixty-one riddles based on different kinds of word plays such as puns, homonyms, and homographs.

Harriet''s search for her friend introduces a number of location words.

Describes the activity on freighters, tankers, ocean liners, tugboats, fireboats, and the other ships in a busy port.

Describes how the Constitution was drafted and ratified.

Describes the creation of the huge statue given by France to the United States and its erection in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty.

Sixty-one original riddles created and illustrated by the author.

A collection of original riddles making use of homographs, words that are spelled the same but have different meanings.

A collection of original riddles designed to increase vocabulary.

Text and illustrations introduce words with opposite meanings such as over and under, big and little, and front and back.

Present a detailed discussion of the four outermost planets in our solar system.