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The American Heritage High School Dictionary

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I was looking for an Amarican dictionary that could see my 7 year old son through college. I scanned the Amazon and read in detail about all available dictionaries and made this choice. Now I am using it myself also.

It presents works broken into syllables and the pronunciation key is provided on every page. This makes correcting pronunciation easy.

It is partially illustrated. This makes it pleasant to read.

Although it is thick, it is light. This is an important consideration for students.

The binding is strong, so is the paper. I am sure it will see my son through college.

My young daughter was forever losing the paperback dictionary in our home. I purchased this book for her birthday. She nows enjoys looking up words and this book can take her through middle school, high school and into her college years. Plus, it is difficult to misplace such a substanial book.

Since I had to find dictionaries for all grade levels (1st, 4th, 6th, 9th, and college) in my house, I ended up purchasing three and this one though it is labeled as "high school" was purchased for a bit of a layer of grades. If the middle schooler needs a more indepth definition or something the other dictionary simply doesn't have then this one works well. It's of course perfect for the high schooler and it even works well for most college work. This is a nice durable dictionary when it comes to a wide range of grades that it can be used for. I would shy against using this for a middle schooler as their main dictionary resource only because it's a bit daunting compared to the Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary that we purchased to be used by the 4th and 6th graders.

This dictionary comes in a durable hard cover and is really a well done and informative resource. I think that it's one of those dictionaries where it's not too confusing and it gives you just the information you need (and sometimes a bit that you may not realize you need until you get an assignment for it!).

Definitely a great buy for high school or college (if you're not an English Major!)

We purchased this for our homeschool and absolutely love it! Excellent all around! Wish the pictures were color instead of black and white :)

This is a very good dictionary for high school. well organized and lots of useful information.