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Oxford Children's Dictionary - Robert Allen

Description: ISBN 0199111219 / Author: Robert Allen / Genre: Junior Books

Newest Review: ... point of them as the illustrations aren't for particularly difficult words. Each letter of the alphabet is given a different ... more

... colour band at the top of the page so when the book is closed you can see the different coloured sections from the side. Once the user gets to know the colours associated with each letter then it certainly acts as a quick reference guide, although some of the colours are repeated. The book refers to each word used as the 'headword'. This is the first word in every entry and is in red. This certainly makes the page a little more eye-catching than the dictionaries I used when younger in which the text is all in blac...more

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Oxford Children's Dictionary - Robert Allen: More Than Just ABC! (935 words)
by - written on 27/01/08 (Very useful, 117 readings)
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I have used a host of Children's dictionaries in the classroom, ranging from the most basic picture dictionaries to more advanced ones and I still have my faithful 'bumper' Collins English Dictionary from when I was in secondary education which I suppose that I should replace given all of the new terminology that has appeared since I was a teenager! I recently bought this dictionary for my friend's son who is a bright 8 year old - Thanks to her suggestion, I probably bought, what in his mind was the most boring present!! I'm hoping that he will thank me when he's older, maybe not!! - The author's aim - 'To explain in a clear and ... Read the complete review