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"Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary is geared towards students ages 8-11. This full-color reference contains more than 36,000 entries as well as hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. The book includes paragraphs about word histories, word roots, and synonyms; quotations from children's literature; maps and Geographical Names; and guides to Capitalization and Punctuation"--

"The Usborne illustrated science dictionary tells it straight and simple, explaining everything children and parents need in order to understand basic level science. This book will help to lay a firm foundation for confidence and success in science. Readers can dip in for quick explanations or work through by subject to build up knowledge step-by-step."--P. [4] of cover.

Brief descriptions of over 100 varieties of snakes.

An alphabetical listing of common figures of speech, along with their definitions and origins.

Here is an easy-to-use rhyming source for writing poetry, rap, slogans, songs, greeting cards, and stories.

Entries include pronunciations, simple definitions, sentences, and plurals and other forms of the words.

A multivolume encyclopedia with alphabetically arranged articles concerning a variety of scientific topics.

Presents a general introduction to reptiles and amphibians, cold-blooded animals whose bodies do not produce heat, and features an alphabetical listing that provides brief descriptions and illustrations of various species of crocodiles and alligators, snakes, lizards, turtles and tortoises, frogs and toads, and newts and salamanders.

Presents a guide to Greek mythology, providing profiles of goddesses and the myths surrounding them.

Labeled illustrations identify theories, experiments, and instruments related to all areas of physics, including energy, machines, waves, electricity, magnetism, and nuclear reactions.