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Type of bind: Hardcover
Brand: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Dewey Decimal Number: 423
EAN num: 9780618701490
ISBN number: 0618701494
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 1088
Printing Date: May 03, 2006
Publishing house: Houghton Mifflin
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 13194
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This invaluable resource for students in grades 6–9 has been updated to reflect up-to-the-minute developments in all areas of vocabulary, from Internet technology to current events. Age-appropriate definitions are enhanced by simple etymologies and sample sentences showing words in context.
• More than 65,000 main entry words
• Coverage of important developments in technology and world affairs
• Hundreds of fascinating and informative feature notes
• Attractive full-colour design with more than 2,000 photographs, drawings,
and diagrams
• New table that lists entries with Usage and Synonym notes
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My daughter enjoys this dictionary and makes great use of it. Gone are the days of " How do you spell...". She simply rather look it up for herself. A great investment.
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This dictionary is exactly what I was looking for! It is the perfect transition between a children's dictionary and an adult dictionary. It has many wonderful, student friendly features, including lots of colour photos, sample sentences, and a pronunciation guide on every pair of facing pages. I'm sure this will prove to be an invaluable resource to our homeschool in the coming years.
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Great layout, well illustrated for information and interest. My second grader is using it for her homework which involves looking up definitions of spelling/vocab words. This was much more student-friendly than the large classic Webster's edition, easier to find an understandable definition that a second-grader could read. Most (all?)of her words have had an example sentence that helps understand how the word might be used in context. My only suggestion...our old dictionary had those thumb-cut-out tab sorts of things that let you easily thumb to a particular letter quickly...no such help here, and it can be painfully slow for her to find where a particular letter starts. We actually used the post-it mini tabs to make our own landmarks to turn to.
Overall a great choice and I am sure it will be suitable through junior high and beyond.
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I bought the dictionary and thesaurus for our homeschool library. I love them both. They are easy to use and include pictures of selected entries. Some entries have a full page dedicated to them, like geologic time, and solar system. The book also includes biographical information. At the front of the book a lesson in dictionary use, as well as parts of speech and other helpful language arts tid bits can be found. My six year old can use this dictionary, and she will continue to use it for quite some time. It is NOT one of those kids' dictionaries full of pictures. It is quite helpful and user friendly!
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This book gives children excellent instructions to get the most out of each entry. My eight and nine year-olds find it very easy to use and refer to it regularly.
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