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The American Heritage Picture Dictionary
This delightful book introduces preschoolers and beginning readers to the idea of alphabetical order and helps prepare them for higher-level dictionaries. Clear, engaging illustrations bring words to life.
• 900 age-appropriate entry words selected by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries in collaboration with educational consultants
• Playful example sentences capture children’s attention
• Multicultural characters appear throughout in familiar, family-based situations
• Updated with colorful new art by well-known children’s illustrator Maggie Swanson
• 900 age-appropriate entry words selected by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries in collaboration with educational consultants
• Playful example sentences capture children’s attention
• Multicultural characters appear throughout in familiar, family-based situations
• Updated with colorful new art by well-known children’s illustrator Maggie Swanson
- GenresNonfiction
138 pages, Hardcover
First published June 27, 1994
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September 28, 2021
I loved the prologe it was beautiful and pure
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November 22, 2015American Heritage Picture Dictionary. (2012). Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Citation by: Kelly Bowles
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: Ref 423
Content/Scope: A dictionary targeted to preschoolers through beginning school-age students. 900 words arranged alphabetically and illustrated. A-Z list is complimented by nine thematic illustrations at the back of the book with related vocabulary grouped in settings such as "classroom," "supermarket," and "apartment." This is a good addition to an elementary school library where children are just learning to read and piece together information.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: American Heritage is a internationally known and recognized company specializing in information and a variety of dictionaries.
Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangement is alphabetical, containing over 900 entries, with about 6 words per page. Each word has a full-color painting, and the world is printed in lower case. With about half of the entries the word is used in a simple sentence to show meaning. Clear typefaces, spacious page layouts, and sharply reproduced illustrations.
Relation to other works: There are many children's picture dictionaries available; this dictionary meets requirements for libraries that need a beginning dictionary for those early readers in an elementary setting.
Accessibility/Diversity: Tidy illustrations depict an ethnically and physically diverse group of children and adults.
Cost: $10.95
Professional Review: Peters, J. (1994). American Heritage Picture Dictionary. School Library Journal. 40(11), p. 134.
Citation by: Kelly Bowles
Type of Reference: Dictionary
Call Number: Ref 423
Content/Scope: A dictionary targeted to preschoolers through beginning school-age students. 900 words arranged alphabetically and illustrated. A-Z list is complimented by nine thematic illustrations at the back of the book with related vocabulary grouped in settings such as "classroom," "supermarket," and "apartment." This is a good addition to an elementary school library where children are just learning to read and piece together information.
Accuracy/Authority/Bias: American Heritage is a internationally known and recognized company specializing in information and a variety of dictionaries.
Arrangement/Presentation: Arrangement is alphabetical, containing over 900 entries, with about 6 words per page. Each word has a full-color painting, and the world is printed in lower case. With about half of the entries the word is used in a simple sentence to show meaning. Clear typefaces, spacious page layouts, and sharply reproduced illustrations.
Relation to other works: There are many children's picture dictionaries available; this dictionary meets requirements for libraries that need a beginning dictionary for those early readers in an elementary setting.
Accessibility/Diversity: Tidy illustrations depict an ethnically and physically diverse group of children and adults.
Cost: $10.95
Professional Review: Peters, J. (1994). American Heritage Picture Dictionary. School Library Journal. 40(11), p. 134.
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