The Longman Picture Dictionary: American English

This colourful picture dictionary combines clarity with humour to make it appealing to primary and lower secondary students. Approximately 1500 words are illustrated, with difficult key words contextualized in full sentences. Tasks and activities, designed to build vocabulary and train children in dictionary and referencing skills, make the dictionary ideal for use in the classroom or at home. At the back of the book, there is a list of all the words which appear in the dictionary, with page references. The dictionary comes in a variety of language editions and there is also an accompanying cassette available which contains all the words in the dictionary, as well as songs and rhymes.