The Usborne illustrated dictionary / Jane Bingham, editor; Rachel Wardly, assistant editor; Susie McCaffrey, designer; Sue Grobecker, assistant designer; Sean Wilkinson, Gerald Wood, Nicholas Hewetson, Ian Jackson, Peter Dennis, Michelle Ross, illustrators.

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Usborne Publishing , c2007.Description: 288 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:

9780746098899

Subject(s):

PICTURE DICTIONARIES, ENGLISH

LOC classification:

PE 1625 .U73 2007

Contents:

Dictionary -- Index.

Summary: "This dictionary contains over 10,000 selected headwords, 20,000 definitions and 1000 labelled illustrations. Headwords are defined in clear, straightforward English, with example sentences and pronunciation guides where needed. Word finding is simplified by the dictionary's three-column format and by spelling pointers at the base of many pages. An introduction to grammar, spelling and punctuation offers guidelines for using English, while an illustrated history of English offers young readers and writers an insight into the changing nature of the language. Words have been selected to reflect the interests of children aged nine and over, at school and in their leisure activities. All subjects in the school curriculum are represented and have been checked by qualified teachers." --Amazon.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Reference	Reference	REF PE 1625 .U73 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		NUCLA000002594

Includes index.

Dictionary -- Index.

"This dictionary contains over 10,000 selected headwords, 20,000 definitions and 1000 labelled illustrations. Headwords are defined in clear, straightforward English, with example sentences and pronunciation guides where needed. Word finding is simplified by the dictionary's three-column format and by spelling pointers at the base of many pages. An introduction to grammar, spelling and punctuation offers guidelines for using English, while an illustrated history of English offers young readers and writers an insight into the changing nature of the language. Words have been selected to reflect the interests of children aged nine and over, at school and in their leisure activities. All subjects in the school curriculum are represented and have been checked by qualified teachers." --Amazon.

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