Age: 6Y+

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

This revised edition of the bestselling Scholastic First Dictionary has been completely redesigned to reflect the vocabulary and interests of early elementary school children. Definitions for approximately 1,500 headwords have been carefully chosen to help build on the vocabulary of young children. Six hundred full-color photographs further illustrate their meanings. Each entry has been designed to provide readers with easy to understand definitions, as well as alternate forms for nouns, verbsand adjectives. Illustrative example sentences following each headword are clearly written to help show children what words mean and how they should be used. In addition, each entry is followed by a simple phonetic pronunciation guide.

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