Guppies in Tuxedos: Funny Eponyms
srpen 2008 · HarperCollins
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Trace the origins of more than 100 eponymous words—words derived from the names of people and places.
What food was first cooked up in Hamburg, Germany?
Hamburgers
What country is named after the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci?
America
What do you call people and places whose names become words?
Eponyms!
Meet the people and places behind more than 100 eponymous words and read the fascinating stories of why words were created for them. What would be the meaning of a word named after you?
What food was first cooked up in Hamburg, Germany?
Hamburgers
What country is named after the Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci?
America
What do you call people and places whose names become words?
Eponyms!
Meet the people and places behind more than 100 eponymous words and read the fascinating stories of why words were created for them. What would be the meaning of a word named after you?
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O autorovi
Marvin Terban's popular wordplay books for Clarion include IN A PICKLE AND OTHER FUNNY IDIOMS and TO HOT TO HOOT: FUNNY PALINDROME RIDDLES. He lives in New York City.
Giulio Maestro was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1942. He received a bachelor's degree in fine arts from Cooper Union in New York City. He worked in advertising for five years before becoming an illustrator. Since 1969, he has illustrated more than 125 books for young readers including numerous nonfiction books with his wife Betsy. He is also the author of a number of stories and riddle collections including The Tortoise's Tug of War. He has co-authored several books with his son Marco including What Do You Hear When Cows Sing and Other Silly Riddles and Geese Find the Missing Piece: School Time Riddle Rhymes.
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