The world's most curious monkey investigates new words in thislively picture dictionary for young children. Curious George'sDictionary is an engaging picture dictionary specially designed forchildren from preschool through first grade. Both entertaining andeducationally sound, it features charming illustrations andreflects recent research in early childhood literacy, setting itapart from other picture dictionaries. The main part of thedictionary is an A-Z section containing approximately six hundredwords, six words to a page. Each word is illustrated with afull-color drawing, most of which have been created for this bookby the popular illustrator Mary O'Keefe Young. More than half theillustrations include a sample sentence that puts the word in afamiliar context. A four-page illustrated story at the front of thebook shows George learning how to look up words in his dictionary,drawing children in while introducing them to dictionary skills. Atthe end of the book, seven one- to two-page illustrations presentgr
This newly revised and updated edition is written especiallyfor the need of students grades 5-8, ages 11-14.. Easy-to-usealphabetical organization. More than 150,000 word choices includesynonyms, antonyms, related words,and phrases.. Up-to-date vocabulary. Newly added vocabulary paysparticular attention to this age group in the areas of socialmedia, technology, and entertainment.. Concise definitions. Entriesfeature concise statements that describe the shared meanings amongsynonyms.. Usage examples. An up-to-date usage example for everysynonym.. Revised and updated phrases. New, up-to-date idiomaticand colloquial phrases added at many entries.
All new edition of a dictionary designed for people withlimited English language skills. Great for ESL students. More than36,000 entries with concise, easy-to-understand definitions. Morethan 20,000 usage examples with over 400 detailed line drawings,many revised. Also includes word histories, biographical names andgeographical names.
An updated edition of the essential bestselling dictionary for children in grades 3-5, this is an ideal resource for school or home with more than 36,000 entries and approximately 900 vibrant, colorful illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. Designed to help students and educators meet Common Core Standards.
Lonely Planet's fun series about places far from home, written with the perfect pitch for young travellers; Lively stories spooky histories and fun facts designed to entice a whole new generation of world explorers; A blend of striking photos, quirky graphics and illustrations bring the destinations to life
This thesaurus is designed for high-school students, and containsover 157,000 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic phrases, and related andcontrasted words. Brief definitions describe shared meanings, andthere are abundant usage examples
An all-new edition of the essential dictionary for childrengrades 3-5, ages 8-11, with more than 36,000 entries. Expandedusage sentences and phrases include over 1,300 quotes from classicand contemporary children's literature. Additional features includehundreds of new, colorful illustrations, photographs, and diagrams:word history and synonym paragraphs; pronunciation paragraphs foreach letter; child-friendly usage hints; and Greek and Latin wordroot paragraphs to aid spelling and vocabulary building. Specialsections include geographical terms, signs and symbols, word roots,and a list of literary works used in the text.