A Chest Full of Words

<B>In this picture book packed with playful vocabulary, a young boy finds new words and discovers how to use them to change the world around him. </B><BR><BR>Oscar discovers a magnificent treasure chest. When he opens it, he is disappointed at what’s inside: nothing but words. What type of treasure is that?! But when he tosses <i>fluorescent</i> into the bushes, a bright yellow hedgehog runs by! Soon Oscar has created a <i>featherlight </i>backhoe, a <i>docile </i>crocodile, and a <i>monstrous</i>—oops!—<i>adorable </i>beetle. Using new words is fun!<BR> <BR> Before long Oscar has emptied the chest and is left wordless. He doesn’t know where to find more words, until his neighbor Louise gives him some guidance: <i>you can find words anytime and anywhere. </i>Oscar begins a new hunt for words and learns all sorts of inventive ways to describe the world around him.<BR> <BR> An <i>enthralling, phenomenal, adventuresome, imaginative, endearing, ear-catching </i>and<i> joyful </i>book about language that’s sure to make kids laugh–and learn!