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Macmillan First Dictionary
Easy-to-use and packed with new images and illustrations, the is the one to beat! This offers far more than the others--it's the most updated, contains charts and tables, and features more than double the illustrations and photos than similar dictionaries. This completely revised edition has been designed especially for beginning readers.
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400 pages, Hardcover
Published July 8, 2008
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December 1, 2013Morris,C. 2008. MacMillan first dictionary. Simon & Schuster.
Reference Type: Dictionary
Call Number: REF 423
Description: This dictionary is for beginning readers, is easy to read and has many illustrations and has been updated with charts and tables of information.
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School Library Journal
Gr 2-4
Written for use by emergent readers, this revision of the 1990 edition contains updated information (for example, on the Internet, and a current list of U.S. presidents) that makes it a useful replacement. The book features large, easy-to-read text, judicious use of white space, and more than 1400 color illustrations and photographs. Each entry includes variant forms of the term and example sentences; there are word histories for selected entries. While the dictionary contains definitions for various religious holidays, it lacks entries for the major religions. In addition to the expected guide words at the top of each page, spreads feature vertically printed alphabets on either side, with the relevant letter highlighted to ease navigation. An introduction demonstrates how to use the volume, and the book ends with a reference section, which boasts U.S. and world maps; listings of U.S. states and facts about them; the country's presidents, First Ladies, and vice presidents; and a map of the solar system, accompanied by information regarding each planet. This is a particularly welcome addition to libraries serving ESL students because the definitions are basic but they are not dumbed down.-Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Neck, NY
School Library Journal.(2012). Editorial reviews. Retrieved from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/macmi...
Reference Type: Dictionary
Call Number: REF 423
Description: This dictionary is for beginning readers, is easy to read and has many illustrations and has been updated with charts and tables of information.
Review:
School Library Journal
Gr 2-4
Written for use by emergent readers, this revision of the 1990 edition contains updated information (for example, on the Internet, and a current list of U.S. presidents) that makes it a useful replacement. The book features large, easy-to-read text, judicious use of white space, and more than 1400 color illustrations and photographs. Each entry includes variant forms of the term and example sentences; there are word histories for selected entries. While the dictionary contains definitions for various religious holidays, it lacks entries for the major religions. In addition to the expected guide words at the top of each page, spreads feature vertically printed alphabets on either side, with the relevant letter highlighted to ease navigation. An introduction demonstrates how to use the volume, and the book ends with a reference section, which boasts U.S. and world maps; listings of U.S. states and facts about them; the country's presidents, First Ladies, and vice presidents; and a map of the solar system, accompanied by information regarding each planet. This is a particularly welcome addition to libraries serving ESL students because the definitions are basic but they are not dumbed down.-Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Neck, NY
School Library Journal.(2012). Editorial reviews. Retrieved from http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/macmi...
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November 30, 2013Morris, C. G. (2008). Macmillan first dictionary. New York: Simon & Schuster Book for Young Readers.
Professional Review: Macmillan First Dictionary. (2009). School Library Journal, 5521.
Section:
Reference Type: Dictionary
Call Number: 423
Content Scope: This dictionary for primary elementary students contains more than 5,000 words and 1,400 pictures and is designed for beginning readers.
Accuracy Authority Biased: Macmillan is a well known and trusted name.
Arrangement and Presentation: The entries and color photos and drawings have plenty of space with a large font. Extras are sample sentences and fact boxes for entries.
Relation to Similar Works: The library DK illustrated Oxford dictionary which is an older reference with a copyright date of 1998.
Timelessness and Permanence: This dictionary was first published in 1978 and this 2008 edition is the latest update.
Accessibility/ Diversity: The pictures make this reference great for visual learners and is a good introduction to dictionaries for beginning readers.
Cost: $17.99 each volume
Professional Review: Macmillan First Dictionary. (2009). School Library Journal, 5521.
Section:
Reference Type: Dictionary
Call Number: 423
Content Scope: This dictionary for primary elementary students contains more than 5,000 words and 1,400 pictures and is designed for beginning readers.
Accuracy Authority Biased: Macmillan is a well known and trusted name.
Arrangement and Presentation: The entries and color photos and drawings have plenty of space with a large font. Extras are sample sentences and fact boxes for entries.
Relation to Similar Works: The library DK illustrated Oxford dictionary which is an older reference with a copyright date of 1998.
Timelessness and Permanence: This dictionary was first published in 1978 and this 2008 edition is the latest update.
Accessibility/ Diversity: The pictures make this reference great for visual learners and is a good introduction to dictionaries for beginning readers.
Cost: $17.99 each volume
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