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Presents a list of alphabetically arranged words with several synonyms and an illustrative sentence for each.
| Details | | Series: | Scholastic Reference | | Illustrator: | Mike Reed |
| Size | | Length: | 256 pages | | Height: | 10.8 in | | Width: | 8.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 32.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
This is an attractive source, with words appropriate for elementary-school-age children. The strongest feature is the format, paralleling defined terms with example sentences.
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Phelan
Gr 4-7 This accessible thesaurus will foster an appreciation for and broaden knowledge of language, stimulate the development of writing skills, and assist in the expression of ideas in a lucid and precise fashion. An introduction that explains how to use this resource is followed by more than 500 alphabetically arranged entries. Each one contains a headword printed in green capital letters, names its part of speech, and presents a group of synonyms that "progress from the more common or familiar terms to the less common or more sophisticated vocabulary." Succinct definitions and example sentences are provided for all of the words in the entry, helping students to make appropriate choices for writing assignments. See references guide readers to additional synonyms. An index includes all of the headwords and synonyms in the work, and provides antonyms to many of the headwords. Liberally interspersed with colorful illustrations, the layout is clean and readable. This volume serves as an excellent gateway to thesaurus use; however, as its scope is limited, it is recommended only for circulation or as a supplementary purchase. Roget's Children's Thesaurus (HarperCollins, 1994) offers an uncluttered layout, a word list composed of over 1000 terms, and colorful pictorial matter. Hillary Jan Donitz-Goldstein, New York Public Library
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