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Curious George's Dictionary Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Curious George's Dictionary
Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
The world's most curious monkey investigates words in this refreshed version of a lively picture dictionary for young children. The book includes 600 basic vocabulary words in A-Z format and special thematic features on numbers, colors, and more.
Publisher Marketing: Ages 4-6, Grades P-K Curious George brings his curiosity to the world of words in this lively picture dictionary for young children, now available in an updated version." Curious George's Dictionary" is designed for children from preschool through kindergarten. It is both engaging and educationally sound, featuring imaginative illustrations of Curious George and his friends along with a vocabulary list that reflects recent research in early-childhood education. The main part of the dictionary is an A-Z section containing approximately 600 words, six words to a page. Each word is illustrated with a full-color drawing, most of which have been drawn specially for this book by illustrator Mary O'Keefe Young. Over half of the illustrations include a sample sentence that puts the word in a familiar context. A whimsical four-page illustrated story at the front of the book shows George learning how to look up words in his dictionary, drawing children in while introducing them to dictionary skills. At the end of the book, eight full-page features present groups of thematically related words such as colors, shapes, and numbers. Review Citations:
Kirkus Reference Reviews-Child 09/01/2008 pg. 1 (EAN 9780618986491, Hardcover)
School Library Journal 11/01/2008 pg. 104 (EAN 9780618986491, Hardcover)
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 132 (EAN 9780618986491, Hardcover)
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | July 14, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780544336650 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins |
| Pages | 128 |
| Dimensions | 283 × 222 × 14 mm · 657 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries |
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