Description
For children aged 7 and over, this dictionary contains up-to-date coverage of a wide range of everyday and curriculum vocabulary. It offers additional language tips and carefully selected and annotated illustrations to help students with more complex language. The Word Wizard section provides in-depth support on spelling, punctuation and grammar.
This book is designed to build confidence and develop young learners’ language skills at home and in the classroom.
Includes the latest vocabulary from a range of curricular areas with example sentences and tips on grammar and spelling to help children understand the meaning of words and use them confidently. Synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite words) are given to build vocabulary.
Beautiful annotated illustrations add an extra dimension and provide children with additional information on a range of topic areas.
The Word Wizard offers invaluable support in the key areas of spelling, punctuation and grammar and creative writing.
About the Author
Collins Dictionaries have been publishing dictionaries for almost 200 years and have an impressive heritage in creating market-leading language products. With a database of over 4.5 billion words Collins are constantly monitoring text from publications, websites and transcripts around the world to ensure their dictionaries are up-to-date. The creation of Collinsdictionary.com, Collins' free online dictionary, means that they now provide the sharpest snapshot of world languages.
Collins is also home to Collins bilingual dictionaries and language learning products, such as the Paul Noble audio courses, and the much-loved Gem phrasebooks. They also publish the official SCRABBLE dictionaries, a wide range of quiz books, and crossword books including both The Times and Bradford's crossword series.