Judith S. Levey Bücher

From the publishers of America's #1 dictionary for children comes a completely revised and expanded edition of the best-selling Macmillan Very First Dictionary. Truly the perfect dictionary for beginning readers, the Macmillan First Dictionary defines words in a way children can easily understand. Definitions are phrased clearly and simply -- and are given in complete sentences. Colorful photographs and illustrations make even difficult words easy to grasp. The Macmillan First Dictionary is the one book every preschool and primary-grade child should have.

More than 50,000 alphabetically arranged articles on the humanities, social sciences, life and physical sciences, and geography.

Entries include pronunciations, simple definitions, sentences, and plurals and other forms of the words.

More than thirty thousand entries, with definitions featuring controlled readability, and more than twelve hundred full-color illustrations are supplemented by a thirty-two-page reference section, including maps of the world