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Once Upon a Word: A Word-Origin Dictionary for Kids―Building Vocabulary Through Etymology, Definitions & Stories Writing Reference and deeply thought-provokingWhere do words come from?Teaching kids ages 9 to 12 vocabulary through word origins The English language is made up of words from different places, events, and periods of time. Each of those words has an exciting story to tell us about where, when, how, and why they came about. Once Upon a Word is packed with easy to understand definitions and awesome word origin stories. With this dictionary for kids, you can understand the history and meaning of