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Picture Dictionary offers over 1,000 words illustrated and defined for young children. Delightful illustrations and clear definitions combine to make this the ideal first dictionary.
Words are shown in context to help children understand how they are used, and colourful alphabet strips along the edges of the pages aid navigation.
There's also user-friendly information on how to use a dictionary, simple explanations of word classes, and plenty of tips on grammar and spelling.
Series: Dictionaries
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Picture Dictionary
Picture Dictionary offers over 1,000 words illustrated and defined for young children. Delightful illustrations and clear definitions combine to make this the ideal first dictionary. Words are shown in context to help children understand how they are used, and colourful alphabet strips along the edges of the pages aid navigation. There's also user-friendly information on how to use a dictionary,...Hardback$2299Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781474986809
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 28 April 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Sr. Sanchez
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 223.0mm
Height: 283.0mm
Weight: 840g
Pages: 120
About the Author
Felicity has worked for Usborne for over 30 years and has written and edited hundreds of titles, from books on tractors to genetics, from Shakespeare to mental health, and plenty of sparkly unicorns. Felicity is an expert in making tricky topics friendly and accessible to young children and recently has been writing books that celebrate feelings, friendship, empathy, families, and diversity. When she's not writing or researching very specific details on dinosaurs, Felicity can be found tramping through fields and forests foraging for food or just curled up with a bag of Twiglets, a couple of cats and a crossword. Caroline read English at Cambridge University and taught English in Greece and the UK before joining Usborne as a writer and editor. She has written books about a huge variety of subjects, for all ages, and believes it's one of the best jobs in the world. Caroline lives and works on Anglesey in North Wales.
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