A great resource for classrooms! Studying word origins can be amazingly fun! This book is the perfect resource!

This is a splendid gift idea for curious kids of all ages. Even kids too young to read comfortably on their own will sit still for these compact, highly readable stories about the origin of eponyms and toponyms. Because each colorful history is just about a paragraph long, they can make fine bathroom reading. The truly wonderful thing about eponyms and toponyms is how they aid recall of historical facts. I'm sure my son won't forget where the word berserk came from: "bear-sarks" or "bear coats", a term used to describe those wild Norse warriors who frazzled so many nerves a thousand years ago.

i bought this book to help introduced my daughter to halloween. she loved this story of a little ghost on halloween night. it is not scary and it is easy for little ones to understand. follow ben through the town as he tries to say boo. she loves this book so much that when she sees it she says boo!