The bestselling Scholastic Children’s Dictionary is brand new for 2010! Some of the outstanding new features include: brand new cover and interior design, MORE THAN 1,000 ALL NEW PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS. AND DOUBLE THE CURRENT NUMBER OF word histories and sample sentences. NEW entries and definitionst have been written by PROMINENT lexicographerS and reviewed by an advisory board of educators and librarians. BONUS material includiES a thesaurus and SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED ENDPAPER MAPS. With exciting new features, accessible definitions, and helpful illustrations and photographs throughout, the newScholastic Children’s Dictionary is an essential resource that belongs in every home, classroom, and library.