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1) The American Heritage picture dictionary

Description

A picture dictionary for children ages four through six, featuring an alphabetical listing of nine hundred words, each with a color illustration, and an example sentence when appropriate.

2) Ultimate visual dictionary

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More than 5000 dazzling color photographs and 1000 detailed illustrations, each specifically annotated by experts. Great for research or browsing.

3) Facts on file visual dictionary

Author

Corbeil, Jean Claude

Formats

Book, Local Library Checkout Only

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Lists 3,000 illustrations with accompanying vocabulary and 85 pages of tables and indexes for a wide range of general subjects including the human body, animals, food, clothing, music, hobbies, sports games, farming and gardening.

4) Let's learn Spanish

Author

Watson, Carol

Series

Zigzag language masters

Pub. Date

2003

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Presents common Spanish words and phrases with English translations and color illustrations, covering such topics as greetings, shopping, restaurants, and sports.

5) My house: a book in two languages = Mi casa : un libro en dos lenguas

Author

Emberley, Rebecca

Description

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Captioned illustrations and Spanish and English text describe things found in a house.

6) What's what, a visual glossary of the physical world

Author

Bragonier, Reginald

Pub. Date

[1981]

Description

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Pictures of common objects and the parts of which they are composed, classed under general categories such as living things, transportation, and personal items, are identified by name.

7) The my-fun-with-words dictionary

Author

Ertel, James

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A two volume picture dictionary with simple explanations of such familiar words to children as big, birthday, and intelligent and some slightly more difficult ones such as collide and similar.

8) The new Oxford picture dictionary

Author

Parnwell, E. C

Pub. Date

1989.

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Teaches English as a second language to Spanish speakers through the use of pictures dealing with everyday topics such as the body, post office, law, travel, and family.

9) Let's learn Japanese: first words for everyone

Author

Cacciapuoti, Aurora

Pub. Date

2019.

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Pairing words and characters with whimsical illustrations, each section features examples of word pronunciation, the three main Japanese writing systems (kanji, hiragana, and katakana), and common Japanese elements.

10) The visual dictionary of the horse

Series

Eyewitness visual dictionaries

Pub. Date

1994

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Text, "exploded view" photographs, and labels explore horses from the inside out. This dictionary looks at the anatomy of horses and at horse-related activities and equipment, including the skeleton, muscles, teeth, horse types, gaits, racing and jumping, saddles, bridles, grooming and much more--with over 200 outstanding photographs and graphic illustrations.

11) The Cat in the Hat Beginner Book Dictionary

Author

Eastman, P. D

Series

I can read it all by myself
Beginner books

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The editors of Beginner Books have made this book of words as fun-filled as possible. It's full of ridiculous alligators, foolish bears, and giraffes' uncles all racing around getting involved in nonsensical adventures. The animals' zany antics focus children's attention and help them remember 1,350 basic elementary vocabulary words.

12) The visual dictionary of chemistry

Author

Challoner, Jack

Series

Eyewitness visual dictionaries

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Text and illustrations present the fundamentals of chemistry, including such topics as atomic bonds, catalysts, chemical reactions, and various elements.

13) Eyewitness visual dictionary of the earth

Pub. Date

[1993]

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Looks at the inner workings of the Earth, including volcanoes, caves, rivers, oceans, atmosphere, and weather.

14) DK illustrated Oxford dictionary

Pub. Date

c1998

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Includes 180,000 entries and 4,500 illustrations to explain general, technical, scientific, and other specialized words

15) Learn Japanese words

Author

York, M. J

Series

Foreign language basics

Pub. Date

[2015]

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"Learn fun and useful words and phrases in Japanese"--Provided by the publisher.

16) Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English visual dictionary

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Presents a pictorial bilingual dictionary of over 22,000 words in Spanish and English organized by subjects and disciplines such as astronomy, science, sports, games, architecture, and clothing.