My First Dictionary: 1,000 Words, Pictures, and Definitions

by Betty Root and Jonathan Langley

Book Overview

This is the perfect go-to reference book for children ages five and up, with 1,000 entries and a picture for every word, making it a fantastic addition to any child's library.

With 1,000 word entries and supporting images, My First Dictionary features nouns, verbs, and adjectives that are most commonly encountered by young children, and definitions that give the word's primary meaning in terms of a child's experience. Each entry in this updated...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756693136
• ISBN13: 9780756693138
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 12.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

GREAT BUY!

THIS IS MY 15 MONTH OLDS FAVORITE BOOK AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT IS ABOUT THE ONLY TIME HE WILL SIT STILL IN MY LAP! ONE OF THE BEST PURCHASES FOR MY BABY!!

Great from birth and up!

My boss gave my daughter this book when she was born. It is about in tatters because of her and her younger brother's heavy use. When they're little they love the bright pictures and later they like pointing to things and words they know. It's a great tool for letter, word, shape, color, number, animal and etc recognition. I now give it as a baby gift to my friends and relatives.

My First Dictionary

Very good dictionary. Very easy for a Kindergartener to pick out letters and words from the pictures. Helps greatly with her homework. She will be using it for several years to come.

Great for kids of all ages!

My kids have all loved this book from the age of 16 months. Most toddlers love to find the "banana" (or many other items on each page) when asked to find the banana. Every year they will find some new picture that they never noticed before. My five-year old is into "pirate", while my 18-month old loves the "hundred" stars. There is so much to look at on every page! I will give this book as a gift to my nieces and nephews for years to come.

Great dictionary for young children!

The best thing about this dictionary is that it has a picture for EVERY word. It allows children who are not reading yet to identify the words by themselves. In addition, this dictionary is in alphabetic order. I have looked through numerous 'picture' dictionaries which group words in subject (i.e. science, nature, body, etc.) To me, this is confusing if you are trying to truly look up a word. As well as the other 'picture' dictionaries did not have pictures for every word. This is wonderful for my kindergartener to be able to look up words on her own. In addition, her school is working on letters each week and she is able to look up words for the letter of the week to get ideas of items she can bring in! I think this dictionary should be a required book for children starting school, it's GREAT!