DK Children's Visual Dictionary [Hardcover]

Jane Bunting (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 15, 1995

This new dictionary encourages children to explore language through a collection of picture definitions. Naming and comparing labeled images helps children build vocabulary and offers new discoveries about topics from music to mammals. This visual dictionary includes a wealth of information guaranteed to stimulate a child's mind for years. Full-color photos and illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Perfect for both children who are just discovering reading and those who are rapidly expanding their vocabularies, The Children's Visual Dictionary provides a variety of words and phrases that match up with more than 700 richly detailed and clearly labeled photographs and illustrations. Published by Dorling Kindersley, the same company that gave us The Ultimate Visual Dictionary, this children's dictionary has an easy-to-read table of contents that goes from "All About People" to "Space," with many sections in between--including eight different animal chapters that contain colorful combinations of photos and drawings that kids of all ages will love. Featuring word lists developed in consultation with reading and language specialists, The Children's Visual Dictionary is the perfect tool to expand comprehension and recognition skills of young readers and writers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (March 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564588815
• ISBN-13: 978-1564588814
• Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 10.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,326,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for children and adults alike, May 11, 2000

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Fay A. Klingler (Sandy, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DK Children's Visual Dictionary (Hardcover)

I purchased The Children's Visual Dictionary as a gift for my nine-year-old granddaughter who loves to write poetry. When it arrived, I sat to review it and found myself thoroughly fascinated by the splendid blend of full-color, descriptive illustrations and photographs. I enjoyed the diverse cultures and settings displayed in the various sections. I was particularly captured by the weather and travel sections, and very much appreciated the index that made it easy to find every item shown and labeled in the book. Do you know what a glockenspiel is or what it looks like? You can find it here.

Although I purchased the book as an aid for my granddaughter in her writing, I can see that The Children's Visual Dictionary would be enjoyed by non-readers and non-writers. An excellent browsing book for children, teenagers, and adults, it would be profoundly helpful as a conversation book between parents (and grandparents) and children.

From a writer's point of view, I would like to have seen more description of clothing, and I felt some of the pictures could have been labeled further.

I purchased The Macmillan Visual Dictionary for myself, but am seriously considering adding The Children's Visual Dictionary to my own library resources.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating for all kids - not just visual learners...., September 17, 2009

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This review is from: Children's Visual Dictionary Hb (Hardcover)

It sounds so counter-intuitive, a dictionary with images where you infer what something is, rather than actual definitions telling you what something is. But it is amazing how useful - and beautiful - this dictionary actually is.

I would not use this dictionary to replace a regular dictionary, but rather, to supplement it, to increase a child's understanding of a particular word or concept.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for children beginning to talk and/or read, August 22, 2000

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This review is from: DK Children's Visual Dictionary (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my daughter as she was starting to read. She LOVES the book because everything has pictures. I have her sound the words out.

Now she is starting to write mini stories and she uses the book all the time.