Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary

by Merriam-Webster (Editor)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Specifically for young readers building their vocabulary, this dictionary is made with developing brains in mind. It comes with hundreds of photos and charts, making this more of a journey through language than a dictionary.

This newly revised dictionary provides the guideposts that children in elementary school need to build vocabulary, comprehend spelling, and better understand the world around them.

• Children will discover the meanings of over 37,000 words and phrases including newly added words across a variety of fields including climate change, emoji, GIF, toggle, and vegan.
• Entries—with easy-to-understand definitions—are enriched with nearly 1,300 quotes from over 100 works of popular and classic children’s literature including new books such as The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon, The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes, and I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted.
• 900 full-color illustrations, photographs, and diagrams will fascinate young readers and improve their understanding of concepts.
• Word history, word root, and synonym paragraphs help students build vocabulary.
• Sounds paragraphs discussing the sounds each letter makes improve reading and spelling skills.

This is a great resource for students building vocabulary and is perfect for school or home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780877797470
Publisher:	Merriam-Webster
Publication date:	10/06/2023
Pages:	848
Sales rank:	51,670
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

For over 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading provider of language information. Each month, our award-winning websites, apps, and social media channels offer guidance to tens of millions of visitors. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America.