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

by D.K. Publishing, Mark Ruffle (Illustrations), Jenny Snape (Illustrations)

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 edition has been checked to ensure it is current, and new words and pictures have been added to make sure this reference is relevant for today's kids.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Reference

96 pages, Hardcover

First published July 26, 1993

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Heinrich DuBose-Schmitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Corinna's favorite book. She loves the 'b' words because it includes 'birthday'!

[AshS · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

The editors, writers, and illustrators for all of the Dorling Kindersley Books are first rate.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. I like to use this type of book to expand the vocabulary of very young children.

[Joshua's Mom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't except much from this book when my son got it for his birthday but he has turned out to love it. Each letter has several words with a pictures and an easy to understand definition of each word. He asks to read a page before bed each night. He is at a stage where he loves to learn the definition of things and he also enjoys the extra we add to each object as we go over it.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fabulous first dictionary. My grandson and I sit and browse every day. He is almost two, and has an extensive vocabulary. We turn to a page and I say, "Which word would you like to hear about." He says the name or points, and we read the blurb. It is just great!