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by Collins Dictionaries (Author), Maria Herbert-Liew (Illustrator)
Bag the perfect KS1 dictionary this Back to School.
This dictionary is an ideal introduction to the world of words for children age 5+. The careful choice of vocabulary, clear definitions and simple examples, together with the beautifully designed illustrations help make learning easy, memorable and fun.
This school dictionary for children offers an easy way to find out the meanings of everyday words, and includes a carefully written section which provides support in grammar, spelling and punctuation in preparation for school tests.
The colourful pictures engage children and help them understand what words mean, while example sentences show how words can be used. Simple grammatical labels introduce children to different word classes, all of which are clearly explained in the introduction.
For more illustrated learning support, our Children's Dictionary (9780008271176), Children's Thesaurus (9780008271183), Primary Dictionary (9780008206789) and Primary Thesaurus (9780008222055) are also available.
Author Biography
Maria Herbert-Liew is an illustrator and writer from London.
She has illustrated a number of books and projects including 'Collins First School Dictionary' and 'Very Intelligent Princess'.
Maria believes that anyone can draw, and in 2015 set up an online drawing collective 'Petsket Collective' encouraging people from all over the world to share daily sketches with each other.
In 2020 HarperCollins published her first written and illustrated book 'You Can Draw Brilliant Pictures'.
Maria now lives in Glasgow, Scotland with her husband, a variety of cacti, and plenty of books.
Find out more at mariaherbertliew.com.
