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| The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus |
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| Is this a conventional thesaurus? Regular and standard? Or would you say it was more extraordinary--exceptional and outstanding? Paul Hellweg's The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus is both, actually. It provides everything you'd expect from a children's thesaurus--4,000 words with over 36,000 synonyms--but it is unusually clear and colorfully presented. Each deep purple entry includes its part of speech in italics, and lists the suggested synonyms in bold, best matches first. Each word is used in a sentence to clarify its meaning. Color photographs are sprinkled throughout for visual relief, and "Antonyms" and "Word Groups" boxes help expand vocabulary choices. Word groups are reserved for words like "international," which doesn't have a real synonym but a cluster of closely related words such as "communal, global, national, planetary, universal," and "worldwide." If your favorite students tend to overuse words like "nice," "funny," and "weird" (and who doesn't, really?), this handy reference will have them turning a phrase with finesse. (Ages 8 to 12) |
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 A Perfect Children's Thesaurus |
| Review Date: January 6, 2002 |
| Reviewer: R. Watson, Gladwyne, Pa USA |
| The American Heritage Thesaurus is a must reference book for any home with children. Each researched word, printed in blue large bold print, is accompanied with the a description, printed in black, of the part(s) of speech the word can be used, several best choice synonyms, and a few lesser utilized synonyms. In addition, an example sentence incorporating the researched word is provided. Occassionally a list of antonyms is provided for the researched word. Researched words are easily located as a result of a large space between each word. Each two page spread usually contains one or two color photographs adding some visual appeal. In summary, this thesaurus is highly recommended and is an invaluable resource for any child of reading age. |
So Good My Teacher's Getting a Classroom Set for Christmas!
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| Review Date: November 17, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Gearhead Girl, California |
| I was looking for a good thesaurus for my 3rd grader, one that he could grow with. Good writing is all about good words and new ways of saying things. Everyone should have a thesaurus! I love this one. After receiving it, I liked it so much I wanted to buy a class set for my school. First I wanted to make sure everyone liked it as much as I did. My Mom, an elementary school librarian, praised its clear format. My son's teacher loves the pictures, the antonyms and that words are used in an example. The school Prinicipal said American Heritage is always his favorite too. After all that, I am ordering a classroom set for my son's 3rd grade teacher. I am hoping that eventually there will be one for each student 3rd grade and up! |
Great resource
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| Review Date: December 22, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Busy Mom of 3, Texas |
| My girls love to read this just for the heck of it. Lots of pictures and easy to understand definitions. |
Perfect!
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| Review Date: October 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Timberwolf, United States |
| After receiving the Thesaurus, we looked up several words, as a "test". Every word we looked up is in there! I actually ordered 3, one for each of my boys, who are 7, 9 and 11. GREAT BUY! |
The American Heritage Childrens Thesaurus
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| Review Date: May 11, 2000 |
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| I baught the childrens thesaurus for my 9 year old daughter, itis used more than our other thesaurus by me and my teenagedchildren. It is very fast and easy to use. |
Clear concise for the younger elementary set
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| Review Date: February 24, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dianne C. Foster, Newton, MA USA |
We purchased the American Heritage Dictionary for a class of second-graders, and this thesaurus is a great supplement. It offers a clear explanation at the beginning of the book of its use. Each entry word is followed by the italicized part of speech under which it is classified, followed by a sentence using the word. You are then offered usually a small list of synonyms. There are boxes on the pages, pretty much at random, which give word groups relating to some subject area (a hotel, for instance). Everything is geared towards elementary comprehension, without being dumbed down.
If I were offering a thesaurus to a middle school child, I might tend to reach for either a more advanced version by American Heritage, or the excellent American Education Publishing's Children's Thesaurus.
But the most important thing is to give the child the opportunity to find the right word and to learn that the verbal toolbox can be as precise as one which tunes a rocket engine. |
Child's Thesaurus
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| Review Date: September 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: K. Wessman, Rochester, NY |
| Great book for 6 - 9 yr olds. Both our kids use it. Easy to use, colorful. Highly recommend for 1st - 4th graders. |
Children's Thesaurus
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| Review Date: February 17, 2010 |
| Reviewer: T. E. Houck, Grand Junction , CO USA |
| This is exactly what I was looking for in order to help build on my granddaughter's vocabulary |
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