Summer Studio : Language and Text

Updated December 9, 2025
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You talking to me? : discover the world of words, codes, emojis, signs, slang, smoke signals, barks, babbles, growls, gestures, hieroglyphics & more
Ham, Catherine
Paper Book
You Talking to Me? ooks at the thousands of languages humans speak, plus how we communicate with symbols and codes, and even how animals communicate. This is your chance to travel the world and explore all the cool ways humans and animals communicate with each other. From the...
The alphabet of alphabets
Sanders, Allan
Paper Book
"It's a word lover's dream... An extravaganza for alphabetarians." -Kirkus Reviews Take a ride through 26 fully-illustrated alphabets, each one an A to Z of things to spot. From an A to Z of Birds (A is for Albatross, B is for Bluebird), to an A to...
Snails & monkey tails : a visual guide to punctuation & symbols
Arndt, Michael
Paper Book
"There are countless books that can teach you the alphabet, but almost none that focus on the tiny designs that run interference among the letterforms: those easily overlooked punctuation and typographic symbols. These symbols, as Michael Arndt proves in this beautiful and endlessly fascinating...
The writing of the gods : the race to decode the Rosetta Stone
Dolnick, Edward
Paper Book
The fast-paced and "engrossing account" (The New York Times Book Review) of "one of the greatest breakthroughs in archaeological history" (The Christian Science Monitor): two rival geniuses in a race to decode the writing on one of the world's most famous documents--the...
LMNO pea-quel
Baker, Keith
Paper Book
Keith Baker's peas are back in this "pea-quel" to the New York Times bestselling LMNO Peas! The peas have rolled through the uppercase letters, numbers, colors, and the months of the year. Now they're back with all of their signature jaunty and joyful perfect-for...
Love lettering
Clayborn, Kate
Paper Book
"Funny, sweet, and beautifully written. The romance is so perfect it made me ache." --Alisha Rai, Bustle LA Times 101 Best Book Club Books Kirkus Best Fiction Books of the Year PopSugar Crazy Popular Books of the Year ...
P is for pterodactyl : the worst alphabet book ever : all the letters that misbehave and make words nearly impossible to pronounce
Haldar, Raj
Paper Book
Because internet : understanding the new rules of language
McCulloch, Gretchen
Paper Book
The internet isn't the first technology to alter how we communicate, but it is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before. The programmers behind the apps and platforms we use decide how our conversations are structured, from the grammar of status updates to the...

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