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The American Heritage Student Thesaurus
This is the definitive thesaurus for middle school and high school students. No other book at this level offers as many synonyms, example sentences, or features.
• 6,000 main entries, with more than 70,000 synonyms in all • Clear example sentences for every meaning of every entry word • Word Group features include related vocabulary for words with no true synonyms
• 6,000 main entries, with more than 70,000 synonyms in all • Clear example sentences for every meaning of every entry word • Word Group features include related vocabulary for words with no true synonyms
384 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2003
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October 1, 2016
Hellweg, P. (2009). The American Heritage student thesaurus updated ed.;. Houghton Mifflin.
Type of Reference: Thesaurus
Call Number: 423
Brief Description: This reference material is designed to best help beginning writers. All entries are followed by a sample sentence, best synonym choices are in bold and toerh choices follow.
Retrieved from: WKU Libraries Database: Children’s Core Collection (http://web.ebscohost.com.libsrv.wku.edu/)
Content/Scope: Compared to the Scholastic Thesaurus’ 500 entries and 2,500 synonyms, the American Heritage Thesaurus contains over 6,000 entries and 70,000 synonyms.
Authority/Accuracy/Bias: “As one of the world’s longest-established publishing houses and largest providers of pre-K–12 education solutions, we specialize in dynamic learning content for students, teachers, kids and parents.” (www.houghtonmilfflin.com)
Diversity/Accessibility: Easy to read, uncluttered lay-out make this thesaurus accessible to students in grades 3-7.
Cost: $18.95
Type of Reference: Thesaurus
Call Number: 423
Brief Description: This reference material is designed to best help beginning writers. All entries are followed by a sample sentence, best synonym choices are in bold and toerh choices follow.
Retrieved from: WKU Libraries Database: Children’s Core Collection (http://web.ebscohost.com.libsrv.wku.edu/)
Content/Scope: Compared to the Scholastic Thesaurus’ 500 entries and 2,500 synonyms, the American Heritage Thesaurus contains over 6,000 entries and 70,000 synonyms.
Authority/Accuracy/Bias: “As one of the world’s longest-established publishing houses and largest providers of pre-K–12 education solutions, we specialize in dynamic learning content for students, teachers, kids and parents.” (www.houghtonmilfflin.com)
Diversity/Accessibility: Easy to read, uncluttered lay-out make this thesaurus accessible to students in grades 3-7.
Cost: $18.95
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