Psychedelic illustrated childrens book about origins of words
June 5, 2010 12:24 PM   Subscribe

Looking for a childrens book about the origin of words illustrated in a late 60's/70's psychedelic style.

I had a hard cover book, probably from the early to mid 1970's, about the history of words. It was illustrated in a very psychedelic style (think Peter Max or Yellow Submarine).

Details are sketchy, but I seem to recall it having an explanation of the origins of the word "bus" and "omnibus". I believe it also used the example of "ghoti" being a possible spelling of fish.

I have no idea what the title is.

It may have been associated with the Childcraft and/or World Book series.
posted by alikins to Media & Arts (2 answers total) 4 users marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Childcraft Annual 1975: Magic of Words?
posted by Sys Rq at 12:55 PM on June 5, 2010


Response by poster: That's it! In one. Thanks!
posted by alikins at 5:31 PM on June 5, 2010


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