Tesauro Rex (Thesaurus Rex) - Paperback

by Michael Dahl (Author), Bradford Kendall (Illustrator)

Una noche, una joven estudiante oye un extraño sonido de tragar. Parece provenir de su diccionario de sinónimos. De repente, el diccionario despega y vuela por la ventana de su dormitorio. Mira hacia afuera y ve el diccionario abajo, en la hierba.Entonces, de repente, un monstruo colosal se despliega de las páginas del diccionario como una creación de origami que salió terriblemente mal. Pronto, se eleva sobre la casa de la familia, cambiando constantemente su forma y brotando una nueva arma con cada transformación! Quién podría derrotar a este monstruo hecho de sinónimos que cambia de forma sin cesar? One night, a young student's thesaurus disappears from her bedroom. A trail of slimy footprints leads to the bedroom window, so she looks outside and sees the thesaurus down below in the grass. Then, suddenly, a colossal monster unfolds itself from the pages of the thesaurus like an origami creation gone terribly wrong. Soon, it towers above the family's house, constantly changing its form and sprouting a new weapon with each transformation! Who could possibly defeat this shape-shifting monster made of synonyms? This reading experience is complete with non-fiction back matter, including discussion questions, writing prompts, and glossaries, these mysteries are as educational as they are enthralling.