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Merriam-Webster's First Dictionary, New Edition, 2021 Copyright, Illustrations by Ruth Heller
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Product Description This newly updated, 2021 copyright, first dictionary provides a unique treasury of words for children in grades K\-2, ages 5\-7. It is an indispensable tool for introducing young readers to 3,000 words using 1,000 entries and hundreds of captivating illustrations by beloved children illustrator, Ruth Heller. And it can be a wonderful tool to help with homeschooling and remote learning. Written to make learning fun, this beginner dictionary uses jokes, riddles, poems, and interesting facts to interduce words, their meaning, and how to spell them. It teaches basic dictionary skills: alphabetization, spelling, parts of speech, letter sounds, use of synonyms and antonyms, and homographs and homophones. The book is full of references to popular stories, fairy tales, myths, and nursery rhymes to help spark imagination and encourage language exploration. Words, phrases, and their meanings are discussed in full age\-appropriate sentences to show how they are used in context. Many entries include alternate meanings, word histories, related words, and the way words sound. Discover a world of information in this engaging, full\-color dictionary for children! Laminated Hardcover, 448 pages, Copyright 2021. About the Author For more than 150 years, in print and now online, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading and most-trusted provider of language information. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America, and one of the largest in the world. Ruth Heller, called a superstar of children's literature by San Francisco Magazine, wrote and illustrated a total of 23 fiction and non-fiction children's books by her death in 2004. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley with a degree in fine arts, she lived in San Francisco and raised two sons before venturing into fields of freelance design and commercial art. After refining her skills at Yaddo, an artists' colony in upstate New York, her writing career was launched in 1981 with the publication of Chickens Aren't the Only Ones. Throughout her life, she was a frequent guest speaker at schools and libraries, where she loved teaching children about grammar and nature and entertaining them with her detailed, colorful drawings and delightful word play.
