Sounds All Around - by James Chapman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Did you know that in German, a pig doesn't say oink, it says grunz, and when you sneeze in Japanese it's hakushon, not achoo? With vibrant comics and fun facts, [this book] will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world!" -- From back cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Did you know that in German, a pig doesn't say <i>oink</i>, it says <i>gruntz</i>, and when you sneeze in Japanese it's <i>hakushon</i>, not <i>achoo</i>? With vibrant comics and fun facts, <i> Sounds All Around</i> will teach you interesting and funny onomatopoeias from all over the world!</b> <p/>Words that imitate sounds are known as <i>onomatopoeia</i>, and they are a wonderfully strange and interesting part of language. After all, we all hear the same sounds, but we interpret and write them differently in different languages. <i>Sounds All Around</i> is a fun and funny illustrated guide to how people say many of these sounds all around the globe. Inside you'll learn what a cat sounds like in French, what a yawn sounds like in Norwegian, what a bell sounds like in Hindi, and much, much more!<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Dr. James Chapman</b> is an illustrator and writer who has always been interested in language. His webcomic series, <i>Soundimals</i>, which explored the sounds animals make in different languages around the world, inspired this book. He lives in Manchester, UK.<br>
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