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'From the beginning of time, the Word Spy has been creeping down hallways, hiding in shadows and journeying through different lands to discover everything there is to know about the English language. In her first book, The Word Spy, she shared with us the secrets she'd learnt about English, from the first alphabet in 4000 BC right up to the tricks of modern texting.

'In The Return of the Word Spy she continues the fascinating journey through language, with chapters on language families, how we learn to speak, grammar and written forms of communication. In an accessible, engaging style, the Word Spy explains the meaning of nouns, verbs, pronouns, "dead" languages, word origins and other wordy wonders.' (From the publisher's website.)

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    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Viking , 2010 .
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      • Publication date: 4 May 2010.
      ISBN: 9780670073542 (hbk.)

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CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Eve Pownall Award Ursula Dubosarsky , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 55 no. 4 2011; (p. 8-9)
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Winner 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 11)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
There's More to the Story Terry Denton , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 August 2011; (p. 12-13)
Reading and Viewing : Gripping Texts for the Junior Years Deborah McPherson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 3 2010; (p. 82-83)

— Review of Spinner : A Novel Ron Elliott , 2010 single work novel ; The Billionaire's Curse Richard Newsome , 2008 single work novel ; The Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2008 single work non-fiction ; The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
Untitled Ruth Starke , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 18 no. 2 2010; (p. 23)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
Under Age Frances Atkinson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 6 June 2010; (p. 21)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction ; The Boy and the Toy Sonya Hartnett , 2010 single work picture book
Whingle While You Swink Angie Schiavone , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26-27 June 2010; (p. 41)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
Untitled Ruth Starke , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Winter vol. 18 no. 2 2010; (p. 23)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
Reading and Viewing : Gripping Texts for the Junior Years Deborah McPherson , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 45 no. 3 2010; (p. 82-83)

— Review of Spinner : A Novel Ron Elliott , 2010 single work novel ; The Billionaire's Curse Richard Newsome , 2008 single work novel ; The Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2008 single work non-fiction ; The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books - Winner 2011 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Childrens' Book Council of Australia , August vol. 55 no. 3 2011; (p. 11)

— Review of The Return of the Word Spy Ursula Dubosarsky , 2010 single work non-fiction
There's More to the Story Terry Denton , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 August 2011; (p. 12-13)
CBCA Awards - Acceptance Speeches : Eve Pownall Award Ursula Dubosarsky , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of The Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 55 no. 4 2011; (p. 8-9)
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