Best Teen & Young Adult Dictionaries
New words include: blog, cloud computing, copernicium, derecho, fair trade, fracking, geocaching, hashtag, hot spot, mash-up, microblogging, selfie, social media, STEM, tablet and tweet. The company publishes a diverse array of print and electronic products, including Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition America's best-selling desk dictionary and Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"When using it as a writer (I know the word, but not its spelling, nor if I completely understand the word I seek to use) and not as a reader, I would have been more pleased if those who had added electronic usability had also made it more intuitive to those of us with poorer ability to spell by more simply allowing the browsing for a word as is done with a paper dictionary."
"The dictionary I recommend to my college composition classes."
Known for its straightforward, clearly written definitions, The American Heritage Student Dictionary includes over 67,000 words and 32,000 example sentences. With all the basics one expects from a good dictionary, plus a few extras such as detailed etymology for some entries and notes on usage, this is an ideal basic reference for home or library use.--Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"(The word was "expository".)."
"I particularly bought the American Heritage dictionary because it puts the short vowel mark (breve) over the short vowels."
"The usage guide in the front is an excellent source on how to use a dictionary for beginners."
"My only suggestion...our old dictionary had those thumb-cut-out tab sorts of things that let you easily thumb to a particular letter quickly...no such help here, and it can be painfully slow for her to find where a particular letter starts."
"Can't wait for school to start to use it."
"I was looking for a dictionary to use in my 6th grade classroom."
"this is by far the best student dictonary for grades 6-9."
"We use this every day; even for thumbing through & finding interesting info - just right for a 3rd grader reading above level; includes more words than expected!"
The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Usage notes based on information from the Longman Learner¿s Corpus help students avoid frequent writing errors.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great tool for ESL learners."
"Challenging resource for my exceptional education 6th graders."
"Excellent product and service."
"Good basic dictionary for ESL students."
"It is a nice book for English learner."
Best Teen & Young Adult Spanish Language Study
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Very good first year Spanish book, recommended by my son's teacher."
"The condition wasn't as good as what I had expected but were exactly what I needed and what I had ordered."
"Great condition and price not bad!"
"no problems, received the book - in the condition as listed- was what I wanted."
"Needed for school - was in good shape."
"Arrived on time."
"Arrived in 2 days after ordering which came in handy for studying since we only have a classroom set and no home book."
"It was easy to locate and the purchase was simple."
Best Teen & Young Adult Atlases
The new fourth edition of National Geographic's award-winning Student Atlas of the World is more fascinating and fact-filled than ever, and has gone INTERACTIVE with new digital extras, including scannable pages that link to photo galleries and quizzes. For 120 years the Society's maps have helped spread geographic knowledge to people around the world.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love to learn and National Geographics does it best."
"The only problem is that it doesnt seperate Australia."
"Great atlas."
"it is a great teaching tool for non-fiction and text features, as well as a vocabulary builder."
"Beautiful book - can't wait to begin using it with my 9th grade homeschooler."
Best Teen & Young Adult Encyclopedias
Updates on characters include information from the story arcs of Civil War and Annihilation, and brings fans up to date with the aftermath of Secret Invasion. Daniel Wallace is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters as well as a dozen more books that explore the underpinnings of the Star Wars universe, such as Star Wars: The Essential Atlas and The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"They may call you a geek but Superman #1 (DC) just sold for $ 100,000.00 and basically same goes for Captain America (Marvel)! They may call you a nerd but you have a fortune sitting your garage which you have been collecting since you were a kid. It is a hardcover, collectible coffee table book for serious collectors and thirsty enthusiasts for information. It is loaded with pictures, colorful images, tons of information, background info, specifics and details about each character and each Superhero or Super Villain group. The format is awesome, the images are colorful, the binding is professional and the paper is classy, thick and shiny! It is a very superb and valuable collector’s item to collect for every Superhero enthusiast and fanatic. This book will review your whole memories of superheroes since childhood and gives you new perspectives and new information on the Marvel Universe. This encyclopedia is essential for your collection and for your never ending thirst for knowledge of the Marvel Universe."
"Pros: the book came earlier than expected. very informative. exactly like it looks in the picture. got it cheaper than retail price. Cons: I don't know if the paper cover on the outside was damaged because of the box and shipment or if the seller left it like that, but that was the only downer."
"My wife and I decided to decorate with a comic theme in a bar/game room we were building instead of sports or wine like everyone else we know were doing. After putting up numerous comic cover replica posters aroudn the room, I stumbled upon this Marvel Encyclopedia."
"It was fun to point out the cost of each comic book back then and how as a kid we would scrounge all the money we could find just to buy that 25 cent comic book."
"The MARVEL ENCYCLOPEDIA is indeed the ultimate single volume introduction to the Marvel universe!!."
"Fast service and great item."