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The bold print letters and the boxed words with definitions and sentences help to keep him focused. He especially likes using the colorful pictures to find many words and is continually attracted to other words simply by the pictures. My 2nd grader, a quite impatient little boy, loves this dictionary. He's amazed at the simplicity of finding words.
The author truly knows children and their needs.DK Children's Illustrated Dictionary The examples are foolproof. The DK Children's Illustrated Dictionary is a fantastic English language learning resource for young inquisitive minds. The definitions are very simple and straightforward and have excellent illustrations.
It has really good illustrations and she can find most words that are at her age level. She loves it. She took it to school and showed her teacher and she was very impressed with the book. I purschased this dictionary for my 8 year old granddaughter. She was always asking how to spell a word or what does that mean.
Not only are they somewhat demanding in terms of content and descriptive qualities, the "fine print" in which they are presented really requires serious efforts to read AND understand the sometimes relatively complex wording and/or references that are given. Having said that, I don't regret the investment and I hope the kids will join me in my enthusiasm. Having just browsed through my new acquisition (a Christmas gift for my 7 year old Godchild of Chinese origin, now busy to learn English as well) and her younger sister, I find it is a serious option which can be of help - yet only to equally serious students looking for help. Therefore the very young users may easily tire of looking things up, except maybe for pictures to give them clues.However, for the serious students and frequent users the challenge eventually represents the advantage of mastering ever more words and terms, once they get used to it and don't loose the habit of consulting the Dictionary. Peter Paulenz While at first glance the number and choice of entries cannot be assessed in terms of exhaustiveness and adequacy for the stated age bracket of children users, the layout and the visual appearance is rather appealing. The accompanying definitions and explanations, though, require the full attention and some serious interest on the part of the users to be really helpful.
THE DEFINITIONS ARE SIMPLE. AND SO FAR, EVERYTIME WE LOOK UP A WORD THAT HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IT'S THERE. IT WAS A GREAT CHOICE. I RECOMMAND THIS DICTIONARY, IT IS AWESOME. I BROUGHT IT FOR MY LITTLE BROTHER WHO IS IN THE THIRD GRADE.
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