the Scholastic Pocket Thesaurus Is An Innovative, Easy-to-use Title Created For The Many Kids Who Get Frustrated When They Try To Use A Thesaurus. If They Look Up A Word And It's Not There, Many Students Will Give Up Rather Than Turn To The Indexes In The Back Of Their Books To Redirect Their Searches. The Scholastic Pocket Thesaurus's Innovative Same-page Index Solves This Problem.
karen Leggett - Children's Literature
this Will Be An Especially Easy Thesaurus For Students To Use At The Middle- Or High-school Level. It Is Presented In Very Easy-to-read Type, Not Multiple Columns Of Minute Print. Main Words Are On The Top Half Of The Page With Identification Of Parts Of Speech, Related Words To Look Up, Even Antonyms. Additional, Less-common Words Are On The Bottom Half Of The Page With A Single Synonym For Each Listing. The Introduction Describes The English Language As A Large, Beautiful Spider Web . . . With Intricate And Fascinating Patterns Wherever You Look. A Thesaurus Is Designed To Move You Around In The Web Of Words, So Students Are Advised To Use The Thesaurus To Avoid Repetition, Make Their Meaning More Precise, And Avoid Overused Termstry Agreeable, Delightful, Or Fantastic Instead Of Nice, For Example. The Introductory Material Also Includes A Very Clear Guide Explaining Everything That Is Included In Each Entry And A Caveat About Making Sure You Have Selected The Right Synonym, Not Just The First Word You See. There Should Be Several Of These Thesauruses Available In The Classroom And, Ideally, One On Every Student Desk At Home. 2002, Scholastic, Ages 12 To 18.
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Education & Reference
- Reference
- Thesauri
- Reference
- Education & Reference
Publisher : Scholastic Reference
Author : Bollard, John K.
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2005-07-01
Number Of Pages : 272
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0439620376
ISBN-13 : 9780439620376
Item weight : 0.65 lb
Dimensions : 0.6 in x 5.2 in x 7.4 in
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