First School Dictionary - Illustrated learning support for age 5+

An ideal introduction to the world of words for children aged 5 and above. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with the beautifully designed illustrations help make learning easy, memorable, and fun.
This book offers children an easy way to find out the meanings of everyday words, and includes a carefully written section which provides support in spelling, grammar and punctuation in preparation for school tests.

The illustrations engage children and help them to understand what words mean, while example sentences show how the words can be used. Simple grammatical labels introduce children to different word groups, all of which are clearly explained in the introduction to the dictionary.

Simple, fun and easy-to-use, this is perfect for any child's first school dictionary.

About the author

Maria Herbert-Liew is an illustrator and writer from London.
She has illustrated a number of books and projects including 'Collins First School Dictionary' and 'Very Intelligent Princess'.
Maria believes that anyone can draw, and in 2015 set up an online drawing collective 'Petsket Collective' encouraging people from all over the world to share daily sketches with each other.
In 2020 HarperCollins published her first written and illustrated book 'You Can Draw Brilliant Pictures'.
Maria now lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband, a variety of cacti, and plenty of books.
Find out more at mariaherbertliew.com.

Summary

Bag the perfect KS1 dictionary this Back to School. This dictionary is an ideal introduction to the world of words for children age 5+. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with the beautifully designed illustrations help make learning easy, memorable and fun.

Product details

• Authors: Collins Dictionaries
• Assisted by: Maria Herbert-Liew (Illustration), Herbert-Liew Maria (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 5
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9780008206765
• ISBN: 978-0-00-820676-5
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 246 mm x 9 mm
• Series: Children Dictionaries; Children Dictionaries; Collins First Dictionaries
• Subjects: Education and learning; English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Dictionaries, Interest age: from c 8 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 1, For primary education, Dictionaries, school dictionaries (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage reference: Dictionaries and Languages, For educational curricula of Scotland, For P1-P3 (Scottish)