{"product_id":"into-the-words-by-jess-zafarris-9781399821223","title":"Into the Words","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhich animal holds the record for having the most common names?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen and why did we stop calling giraffes \"camel-leopards\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDo mushrooms have anything to do with mush or rooms?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy are dandelions named after lions' teeth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow should you \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e pluralise \"octopus\"?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFind out how and why raccoons are named after their hands, squirrels after their tails, and olives after their oil. Discover why \"dog\" is an etymological mystery and \"bear\" contains a hair-raising horror story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollow trails of word history in the etymological excursion that is \u003ci\u003eInto the Words\u003c\/i\u003e. This book puts the fun in fungi, leaves language lovers contemplating the forest for its trees, and reveals the wonderful stories hiding in our words for birds, beasts, insects, flowers, soil, and everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the origins of the names of different organisms, this book will captivate anyone who revels in both the glorious chaos and logic of the English language and the beauty and majesty of everything that lives on planet Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480067784940,"sku":"9781399821223","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399821223-into-the-words.jpg?v=1775604151","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/into-the-words-by-jess-zafarris-9781399821223","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}