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Noah Webster and His Words (2012)

by Jeri Chase Ferris

Other authors: Vincent X. Kirsch (Illustrator)

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A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old.
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Noah Webster’s American Dictionary played an influential role in the development of a common language in the United States. The author does an excellent job telling the story of Noah Webster and why he decided to develop the American Dictionary. Author’s Note, Bibliography, Timeline.
  NCSS | Jul 23, 2021 |
This book is about Noah Webster and his life. It explains how he decided to become a scholar and why and how he wrote Webster's Dictionary. ( )
  aswilley16 | Mar 11, 2018 |
This book told the story of Noah Webster and how he was raised and began to love words and education. It told of the many successes and trials through this life, as well as how he shaped the history of our nation. ( )
  abrianawedin | Mar 5, 2018 |
This book is a biography about Noah Webster. It talks about who he was and what he did during his lifetime. ( )
  jasminenesbitt1 | Feb 27, 2018 |
Awesome biography/picture book! Noah Webster accomplished much in his life. He attended Yale University at just 15 years old and graduated at 19, read almost every book in the Yale Library, and published the first American Dictionary at 70 years old. This story includes historical events that were taking place in American during Webster's lifetime, and includes a timeline to review the big points that were discussed throughout the book. The illustrations were entertaining as well. ( )
  nfernan1 | Oct 27, 2017 |
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For my sons, Tom and Mark, who always know the right words --J.C.F.
To Kathy Milne, who has a way with words --V.X.K.
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Noah Webster always knew he was right, and he never got tired of saying so (even if, sometimes, he wasn't).
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A portrait of the man who wrote the first U.S. dictionary traces his youth as a bookish Connecticut farm boy and his twenty-year effort to write the all-American dictionary that was published in 1828 when he was seventy years old.

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