Del Norte Public Library

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book,...

Follows a group of hapless sheep as they careen through treacherous landscapes in a jeep.

Except for his bath, Fergus experiences the perfect doggy day, from chasing cats and motorcycles to being scratched on his favorite tickle spot.

"Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary is geared towards students ages 8-11. This full-color reference contains more than 36,000 entries as well as hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. The book includes paragraphs about word histories, word roots, and synonyms; quotations from children's literature; maps and Geographical Names; and guides to Capitalization and Punctuation"--

Beginner's text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things. All sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.

A dictionary of the English language containing definitions, pronunciations, word origins, example phrases, synonyms, biographical and geographical names, abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, signs and symbols, and a handbook of style.

The Illustrated Compendium of Weirdly Specific Words is an illustrated dictionary of the 300+ most specific words in the English language, along with their definitions, roots, and (hilarious) usage quotes! Have you ever been lying in your bed, surrounded by crumbs and wrappers, feasting on your fifth pop tart and thought, "I wish there was a word for this"? Well, there is! Accubationis - the practice of eating and drinking while lying down. The English...

Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of adjectives, from "hairy, scary, cool, and ordinary" to "tan and tall," "funny, frisky, smooth, and small."