Bookworm: Pictorial Webster’s – A Visual Dictionary Of Curiosities

Sometimes words are not enough. A picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. Which makes the Pictorial Webster’s Dictionary -  A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities (By John M. Carrera – Chronicle Books) a windfall of wordless wonder.

Now I should say now that this is not really a children’s book, but it’s a fun activity to grab the book off the shelf, thumb through the pages and introduce your kid to what a ‘Luna Moth’, ‘Fish Joint’ or some good old fashioned ‘Foliations’ look like. The book includes over 1,500 engravings that were originally included in volumes of 19th century Webster’s Dictionaries.

Intended for a audience of art lovers and designers, it’s a great illustrated way to educate your kid to the visuals of “acorns to zebras, bell jars to velocipedes.” You can pick up your own handsomely bound book here for $US35.