Children's Illustrated Arabic Dictionary: English-Arabic, Arabic-English (Illustrated Dictionary) (Hardcover)

by Hippocrene Books (Author)

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Product Description
This is an Arabic dictionary designed for children aged 5 to 10. It contains 500 entries, each accompanied by a large illustration, allowing young children to make the connection between words and pictures. The entries are of everyday objects familiar to children. Phonetic pronunciation is used.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 94 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781807093
• ISBN-13: 978-0781807098
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,010,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Collection of Clip-Art with Arabic Text, March 5, 2003

By	J. Hammad (Over Yonder) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dont dissapoint yourself with this book, It is NOT a dictionary. It is an alphabetical collection of clip-art with Arabic and English text identifying the object.

Additionally it should mention that it is in the Egyptian dialect, and formal Arabic as opposed to the everyday spoken Arabic.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dic Children's Illustrated Arabic Dictionary: English-Arabic, December 12, 2000

By A Customer

This is a nicely done book with beautifully drawn pictures; however, I wish it would have said it was written in the Egyptian dialect. I bought this book for a young boy from Kiwait and they have a different dialect, which I did not know.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute Children's Arabic/English Dictionary, July 29, 2001

By	David3116 - See all my reviews

I purchased this dictionary because a previous reviewer wrote that it was of the Egyptian dialect. I found to my disappointment that it is in fact Modern Standard Arabic. But that does not take away from the usefulness of the dictionary. The pictures are cute, and the words are displayed in both Arabic script and roman transliteration (western alphabet). The book also includes an in-depth pronounciation guide for the Arabic script, but no guide is offered to explain the transliterations. Overall, this is an great beginner's book for acquiring basic Arabic vocabulary and developing basic reading skills of the Arabic script.