Guppies in Tuxedos: Funny Eponyms

By Marvin Terban

Book Overview

Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example sandwich is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899195091
• ISBN13: 9780899195094
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7