The Picture Dictionary for Children [antikvár]

THE PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR CHILDREN by Garnette Walters and S. A. Courtis Here is the new and eagerly awaited revised edition of this world-famous dictionary for young children. Long the favorite of parents and teachers, as weU as of children themselves, this dictionary in its handsome new edition will delight a new generation of boys and girls through its large, attractive type, its hundreds of newly drawn illustrations, and its revised vocabulary, expanded to include words that are part of the speech of every modern child. Prepared by two of America's most famous educators of the learning-to-read child, THE PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR CHILDREN has many features not found in any other children's dictionary. One of the most important of these is the fact that this is the only child's dictionary which shows words both in type and in handwriting. Thus, from the very beginning, the young reader is made familiar with each word in both its printed and script forms. Moreover, the 5084 words and the 1450 pictures in THE PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR CHILDREN make it the most complete dictionary for the beginning reader. This is a book your child will be proud to own. It will be his "very own" dictionary, a book in which he can browse over and over again, learning new words with the help of the simple and attractive pictures alongside. Without any conscious effort on his part, he will have acquired the "dictionary habit," a habit which will lead in later life to the power over words so essential to success. And, equally important, THE PICTURE DICTIONARY FOR CHILDREN is a book which will give him many hours of sheer enjoyment. Your child will echo the words of the millions of children who have used the earlier editions of this book: "This dictionary is fun!"