The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

　　對生性內向害羞的Peter Mark Roget而言，在他尚未動筆寫作前，書是他最親密的朋友。不過，人家動筆是寫書，他則是寫清單。



　　Peter將對書的喜愛移轉到清單上，列過拉丁文清單、妙點子清單、氣象清單……不過最愛的還是字彙清單，他總是熱切地尋找並記錄下每一個最符合他當時想表達的詞語。漸漸地，這個清單內容越來越長，成為Peter隨身攜帶、非常重要的一本參考書。甚至到後來，這本清單還被出版成正式的書籍，造福許多經常為了使用正確字彙而尋尋覓覓的人。



　　所有翻開這本書的讀者，都會像是受到字彙魔力感召的Peter一樣，在抒情文字與可愛插圖引導下，深深被故事情節吸引，進而重新點燃對字詞與學習的愛火。

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Caldecott Honor Winner
Sibert Medal Winner
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Kirkus Best of 2014
Publishers Weekly Best Books
Horn Book Fanfare
Huffington Post Best Picture Books of the Year: Best Biography (Non-Artist)
New York Times Notable Children’s Books
Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth

Award-winning author Jen Bryant and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Melissa Sweet tell the captivating story of the Thesaurus and its inventor Peter Mark Roget.

Words, Peter learned, were powerful things. And when he put them in long, neat rows, he felt as if the world itself clicked into order.

For shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn’t long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn’t write stories; he wrote lists.

Peter took his love for words and used it to organize his ideas and find exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time.

The Right Word is an inviting, visually engrossing portrayal of Peter Mark Roget and the creation of the thesaurus. Jen Bryant’s lyrical text and brilliantly detailed mixed media illustrations from Caldecott Honor-winning artist Melissa Sweet celebrate the joy of learning and the power of words.

Other honors

Parents’ Choice Foundation Parents’ Choice Award Gold Winner
ALA Notable Children’s Books
Junior Library Guild Selection
Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature Finalist
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award
National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Honor
Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year