The trusted dictionary for starting school.
Introduce children to the world of words with this First School dictionary, for children aged 5 and above, in reception and year 1. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with beautiful illustrations help make learning easy, memorable and fun.
- Colourful pictures engage children and help them understand what words mean
- Example sentences show how words can be used
- Simple grammatical labels introduce children to different word classes
- Grammar, spelling and punctuation section provides support with schoolwork and homework.
For more illustrated learning support, our Children’s Dictionary (9780008271176), Children’s Thesaurus (9780008271183), Primary Dictionary (9780008206789) and Primary Thesaurus (9780008222055) are also available.
Maria is an illustrator living and working in Glasgow. She studied a MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and before that a BA in Fine Art & Art History at Goldsmiths College, London. She loves to draw people and nature and can often be found out and about with a sketchbook in hand. When not doing this, she is usually indulging in a little music, dancing or Netflix.