Disney's My Very First Dictionary [Hardcover]

Vincent Jefferds (Author)

Book Description

Provides illustrated definitions for 476 words.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- The Disney name suggests immediate success, but even proven winners can bomb sometimes. This offering has nothing to recommend it outside of the colorful illustrations featuring all of the popular and familiar characters. The letters of the alphabet are represented by between 20 and 40 words (except, of course, for the "q," "x," "y," and "z.") Some of these words are accompanied by illustrations to define them and rhymes to explain them. The rhymes run from innocuous to downright awkward (Slip is "Something not on purpose tried,/ A slip is an accidental slide.") Moveover, in this particular case, the illustration only adds confusion as readers see Goofy tripping over a prone giraffe's neck. Even the letters that introduce the definitions are poorly executed. Jefferds uses a variety of print fonts, which makes some letters difficult to identify. The "N" and the "T" look more like squiggles; they are also placed at peculiar angles on the pages. It is hard to imagine any student finding this a useful learning tool. --Martha Rosen, Edgewood School, Scarsdale, NY
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 95 pages
• Publisher: Abradale/Abrams (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810981807
• ISBN-13: 978-0810981805
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,407,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars DISNEY'S MY VERY FIRST DICTIONARY, October 8, 2005

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This review is from: Disney's My Very First Dictionary (Hardcover)

I LIKE THIS DICTIONARY. FIRST, BECAUSE IT REALLY DOESN'T GO INTO TOO MUCH ANALYSIS OF THE WORDS. IT JUST GIVES YOU A FAMILIAR REMINDER OF WHAT EACH WORD MEANS. THE RHYMING IS A GOOD BEGINNING FOR LITTLE ONES TO GET A BASIS FOR WORDS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN SOUND.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS ONLY A BEGINNING STEP TOWARD WORD MEANINGS. MY GRANDCHILDREN LIKED IT. THEY FELL LIKE THEY ARE READING A STORY INSTEAD OF A DICTIONARY, ONLY THIS STORY HAS ALL THE WORDS IN ALPHABETIC ORDER. I NOTICED THAT IT ALSO GIVES THEM A MEANS OF UTILIZING THIS DICTIONARY TO PICK OUT WORDS AND PICTURES TO MAKE THEIR OWN STORIES.