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My First Dictionary (DK Games)
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by:
Root, Betty
Langley, Jonathan
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Publisher:
DK Publishing Inc
Published: September 1, 1993
ISBN: 1564582779
Format:Reading level
Pages:96
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Book Description
From Publishers Weekly
Sharp, brightly hued photos that effectively leap off the page combine with detailed drawings to make this large-format, paper-over-board volume a visual treat for youngsters. Preschoolers can keep busy identifying the two dozen
or so objects, concepts and actions illustrated on each spread. Older readers can tackle the concise definitions accompanying each bold-faced word and picture. Root emphasizes familiar and more exotic animals, as well as activities, playthings and
locations (supermarket, school, park) that are pivotal to a child's world. She does an admirable job using words and pictures to present tough-to-describe adjectives (double, expensive). The author also includes entries and photos representing numerous
cultures, and writes her definitions from a child's perspective without being at all condescending ("A man is a grown-up boy"). A welcome addition to this well-balanced reference is a concluding section devoted to "dictionary games" that challenge
memory, spelling and deduction skills. Ages 4-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreSchool-Grade 2-An enticing picture dictionary that defines and illustrates 1,000 words commonly used by young
children. Most of the entries are arranged in three columns with a color-coded indicator running across the top of each page. However, several pages have entries that cover two columns, which may confuse readers just trying out the concept of
alphabetical order. Also, an additional 150 words are printed in boldfaced type and explained in context. A variety of word games that can be played with this book are appended. While the full-color photographs and drawings are up to the publisher's
usual standard in quality, a few are perhaps confusing: "alphabet" shows part of our ABC's as well as part of the Russian alphabet. "A skirt is a garment that hangs down from the waist." "Bank" has two entries, a riverbank and one that stores money;
these entries are adjacent on one page. "Bat" for baseball and "bat" that flies happen to fall on sequential pages, making the double meaning less obvious to young browsers. The book's British origin shows up occasionally. However, the attractions are
many, and libraries will welcome this addition to their nonfiction shelves.
Dorcas Hand, Annunciation Orthodox School, Houston
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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