Genre Four- NonFictio and Biography
Bibliography: Bryant, Jen. Roget and His Thesaurus. By Melissa Sweet. Grand Rapids: William B. Publishing, 2014. ISBN 9780802853851 Plot Summary: This is the life story of Peter Roget and the history of the first thesaurus. As a young child, Peter loses his father and moves frequently. He takes comfort in reading and making word lists. His word lists continue to get so large that he turns his lists into a book and calls it a thesaurus. Critical Analysis: Bryan has created an accurate portrayal of the life and journey Peter Roget took to create his famous book, the Thesaurus. One of the first pages has a detailed picture timeline of Roget's infancy to his death. Bryan cleverly used all synonyms to showcase this unique record. It is easy to see Bryant and Sweet studied the life of Roget before beginning their story. Sweet says,"The words and pictures had to be intertwined. I crafted the content of the lists to reflect his age at the time, the setting, wh...