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French, Vivian

Write around the World: The Story of How and Why We Learned to Write

32 pp. | Oxford | November, 2002 | Library ISBN 0-19-521924-4 $$16.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Ross Collins. This picture-book history of writing traces the evolution of the alphabet, handwriting, and movable type and touches on several other topics, including secret codes and international signs. The casual tone makes for a very readable text, but some of the pages are too busy, crammed with boxed keywords and comical offbeat illustrations featuring bird and human characters dressed in period clothing. Glos.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger

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