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Webster's II Children's Dictionary
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by:
Dictionaries, Editors of Webster's II (Editor)
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Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin
Published: September 8, 2003
ISBN: 0618374108
Format:Reading level
Pages:800
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Book Description
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We often evaluate children's dictionaries by first searching for the word "iguana." Why? Because many kids like iguanas, and might just need to know how the word is spelled. If "iguana" is listed, and in this 1997 paperback edition of
Websters II Children's Dictionary it is indeed, then we move on to the word "e-mail." Alas! It's not there, but "software" and "hardware" and other computer terms are. Designed for the use of elementary-school students, this dictionary features a
kid-friendly layout: pages of small- to medium-sized type, interspersed with 1,200 two-color line drawings; word histories ("The month of August was named by the Roman emperor Augustus. He named it after himself."); and synonym boxes. Still, this is not
a reference for beginners--the pronunciation keys use the schwa (an upside-down e) for example, and though a key exists on every spread in the bottom right corner, it will be difficult for a new reader to decipher word pronunciation. Browsers who make it
all the way to the letter z will find an appendix that includes measurement and conversion tables, events in U.S. history through 1995, U.S. presidents and chief justices, the Braille alphabet, maps, and more. (Ages 8 and older)--This text refers to the
Paperback edition.
Product Description:
Webster"s II Children"s Dictionary is an excellent reference for ages 8 to 12. Its precise definitions are written in clear, easy-to-follow language. Thousands of example sentences and more than
1,200 lively drawings bring words to life on every page. Synonym paragraphs and hundreds of fascinating word history notes provide further opportunities for learning. In addition, Webster"s II Children"s Dictionary has a fully illustrated,
twenty-five-page reference appendix that includes measurement and metric conversion tables, timelines of U.S. and world history, geographic lists, world maps, and much more.
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