For ages 8-11. Inspired by Merriam-Webster's popular Word of the Day digital feature, this book builds knowledge one day at a time with 366 masterful words (includes one for leap year!). Offering charming illustrations, all of them featuring animals, the masterminds at Merriam-Webster have selected challenging, surprising, and fun-to-pronounce words and paired them with fascinating facts and trivia. Each entry contains the date, word, pronunciation, definition, and trivia. Each month ends with a Story of the Month that includes all of the words plus a free audio download accessed through a QR code. This is a great gift book-how can grownup Word of the Day fans resist?-for every 8+ year-old on your list. The book can be purchased any time of the year; it's not "dated" by year. Each month contains an introduction, one word per day individually or in thematic groups and an end-of-the-month story that includes all of the words. Words feature clear and helpful illustrations for readers and are introduced with a pronunciation guide, definition, and interesting trivia about the word. Delightfully challenging and surprising words will convert even the most vocabulary-resistant middle schoolers (and grown-ups, too) into passionate logophiles! The 1.2 million Word of the Day subscribers will be a target audience for marketing. The audio will be available as a download through the QR codes printed in the book, and also as a separate audio collection.