COLLINS JUNIOR DICTIONARY

These are two entries in the Barron's Dictionaries for Children series. Both offer clear definitions often accompanied by colorful illustrations or photographs. The dictionaries reflect the sophistication and needs of the intended age group. First School Dictionary, designated for ages five and up, has larger print, fewer definitions, and cartoonlike illustrations. The guide words at the top of each page are highlighted in a yellow box. An alphabet line runs down the outer edge of each page, with the appropriate initial letter of the alphabet highlighted to help find definitions. Plurals and tenses are provided along with a definitions. To enhance the definition, a sample sentence might be provided. .
Intended for children ages six and up, Junior Dictionary uses a smaller print size. There are more words defined and more sophisticated illustrations, including a greater number of photographs. In addition to definitions and spellings, the part of speech is provided, as are irregular forms of words, some pronunciations for homographs, and labels such as "formal," "informal," or "trademark.".. Each book ends with supplemental pages that provide additional information in a visual format. Like the definitions, these pages reflect the intended audiences. For example, although both dictionaries have a page showing parts of the body, the child used as a model is younger in First Dictionary than in Junior Dictionary. The pages in First School Dictionary are illustrated by larger pictures, while the pages in Junior Dictionary include such features as grammar hints and vocabulary builders. ...

　　Part of the Childrens Dictionary range from Collins, Collins Junior Dictionary has been especially written to support the language and literacy needs of children aged 7-8. It introduces key dictionary features such as showing parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb) and other forms of a word (for example plurals or past tense of a verb).
The clear, spacious layout, colour headwords, guidewords and the A-Z on each page ensure that the dictionary is easy to use. Full sentence definitions and example sentences show the headword used in a context familiar to children.
　　The Collins Word Wizard section gives extra help with grammar, writing and using the Internet as well as handy hints for learning tricky spellings and cool new words, themed word lists and games to play with the dictionary.

Using this dictionary

The dictionary

Picture pages,word banks and number banks

Vegetables

Fruit

Your body

Your face

Insects

Amphibians

Retptiles

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