Designed for 8 year olds and up, this student's dictionary is useful for looking up spellings, definitions, and even for browsing, as many kids will do. It is chock full of colorful photographs, maps, word histories, and sample sentences to give words context. They have used a simplified pronunciation guide, main entries are printed in red so they stand out, and words have parts of speech labels. This new dictionary has 136 pages more than the last edition and added features that deal with emerging technology. 8 & up.

Age: Early School Years, Later School Years. Award Year: 2010.