Letta, charged with collecting and saving words, uncovers a sinister plan to suppress language, robbing the people of Ark of the power of speech, and realizes she must also save the culture, itself.

Several boys who are looking for something to do make words from the letters in little Andy's name.

Introduces vocabulary and the concept of parts of a whole with examples such as a petal on a flower and a whisker on a kitty.

As her third-grade class makes its selections for the "Graveyard of Boring Words" and learns about "superb synonyms," slow-footed Nancy enthusiastically plays on the soccer team, with the goal of just being mediocre, or maybe even a little better than average.

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mamá and her baby boy. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the story.

When the words in the dictionary get bored and leave to attend a convention in Hollyword, it is up to Noah Webster to restore (alphabetical) order.

David speaks new words as he goes through his day. En este libro ilustrado para niñitos, David está creciendo y aprendiendo palabras nuevas.