Title: Abracadabra to Zombie (More than 300 wacky word origins)
Author: Don and Pam Wulffson
Illustrator: Jared Lee
Genre: Nonfiction
This book was so entertaining to me. There are literally over 300 origins of so many words in our lives. From Jell-O to blurb to any word one could possibly imagine. I found out so many different origins of words that I had always wondered about.
I think children would absolutely love this book. Children are naturally curious about our language and the words in them. This books covers a lot of the words they know and can provide some new ones that they may have never heard before. It will give them new information to show off to their peers and families. It teaches them something that we as teachers can't necessarily do either - a love of reading. I think this book would really encourage students to read because it gives them words and an enjoying topic. I also feel that it could appeal to all ages and levels. The language is easy to read and flows easily for students.
For this blog I chose to do a Wallwisher. I thought this would be great to do for various reasons. First of all, it gives students a chance to see some of the words and their definitions. 300 words is a lot of words, so organizing this way would be a lot easier for the students. Also, it's easy for students to use. You just click and type. They can come up with their own backgrounds, titles, pictures, and posts.
In class, I would definitely use this book for a lesson. Children need to know where some words originate from and I think this is a great place to start. I would have students come up with some words and where they think they came from. I would then have them do research on their words and present a poster, or Wallwisher, to the class. They may find something they never knew existed or it might confirm what they think. Either way, it can give them a glimpse into the English language and how the words are formed.
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