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Scholastic First Dictionary

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Teaching my child to read has been a great experience. To teach him to look up the meaning of new words has become a fun time activity. This book is essential for faimlies with school age children.

I purcjased this dictionary for my daughter last year when she was in first grade. It does not have basic words such as "Christmas", "decorate", "build". We are ordering a different children's dictionary tonight, and hope to have better luck! The photos are nice, but there are too few words and watered down definitions...

I purchased this dictionary for my daughter when she was in 2nd grade. There were a lot of words that were not in her dictionary that were a part of the 2nd grade curriculum for our county here in Florida. She would ask me what a word means and I would tell her, "I just bought you a dictionary, so go and look it up." Well, she did and more times than not, the words were not there. So I ended up going to a local used book store to purchase her a dictionary. This was a disappointing purchase because she excitedly picked it out online and it did not serve her purpose.

The colorful illustrations and the ease of use make this a perfect first dictionary. My daughter is just beginning to write on her own, and she is able to use this independently to check her spelling and find inspiration for her writing ideas.

My six year old grandson loves his first dictionary. He loves that it's colorful, has lots of pictures of the items and most of all, he is able to read it without much help fom his parents.
I am an educator and knew which reference material would be most beneficial for a first grade tyke. And, the price was just right.

First Dictionary is a good dictionary for the young at heart. The authors of the book understand the learning curve of young children and as such the book is a good learning tool. If you are slow in understanding word definitions the book breaks it down. If you are a quick learner the book gives insights that will stimulate your mind. I recommend this book for children of all ages.

I absolutely LOVE this product! I am a first grade teacher and purchased an entire classroom set of these dictionaries b/c of the fantastic sale price. I even talked 2 other teachers into buying their own sets...and our school librarian is looking into buying a set too! I have used (and loved) the earlier version, but really appreciate the improvements made in the 2006 edition...more words, newer photos, etc. The kids enjoyed the bright colorful photos and BEG me to let them read them during free time. I loved that I was able to teach them about dictionaries, guide words, multiple word meanings, etc. with such a wonderful product at a fraction of the regular cost...I think I paid $[...] each instead of $[...].