Carrie Smith LIBR 150 Winter 2005

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Carrie SmithLIBR 150Winter 2005

• 400s Reference Book Analysis
• 423 Dk

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Bibliographic Citation

• DK Merriam Webster children's dictionary.
• LC Control Number99043274 Type of MaterialText
  (Book, Microform, Electronic, etc.)Brief
  DescriptionDK Merriam Webster children's
  dictionary.1st American ed.London New York
  Dorling Kindersley, 2000.911 p. col. ill.,
  col. maps 27 cm.

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Arrangement and Indexing

• At the beginning of the dictionary
• Table of Contents
• How to Use Your Dictionary section
• Key to Using Your Dictionary
• At the back of the dictionary there is reference
  section that includes

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Arrangement cont.,

• Countries
• Flags of the World
• States of the USA
• Presidents of the USA
• Abbreviation and Pronunciation guides
• Signs and Symbols
• Picture Index

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More Special Features!

• The inside of both the front and back covers is a
  map of the world.
• Along the edge of each page the alphabet is
  listed with the letter highlighted of the section
  you are in.

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SCOPE

• This dictionary has
• 35,000 entries and
• 4,000 illustrations!

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Physical Format

• There is a CD version but it is only for the DK
  My First Dictionary version which is for
  younger children.

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Credentials and Reviews

• Dorling Kindersley is a major publisher of
  childrens reference materials.
• In evaluating a children's dictionary, there are
  two test words we always check first "e-mail"
  and "iguana." After all, if "e-mail" doesn't
  appear in a dictionary, how up-to-date can it be?
  And iguanas, well, what kid doesn't want to read
  all about this "very large tropical American
  lizard with a ridge of tall scales along its
  back"? We are happy to report that this fine
  dictionary is above and beyond our gold standard.
  Not only are there definitions for each of the
  test words, there are illustrations for each, as
  well! This 912-page illustrated dictionary is
  packed with great information, including world
  maps on the inside covers, an easy-to-use how-to
  guide, and a reference section with facts and
  maps of the continents, pictures of flags from
  countries around the world, U.S. presidents and
  vice presidents, pronunciation guides, signs and
  symbols, and lots more. Sandwiched between this
  wealth of facts and figures are 846 pages of
  definitions with DK's trademark crisp, clear
  photographs illustrating many of the words. One
  of the handiest features in this volume is the
  multicolored alphabet running down the outer
  edges of every single page, with the featured
  letter highlighted for easy reference when
  flipping through. So get out there and e-mail all
  your iguana friends about this terrific reference
  guide! (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter

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Reference Uses

• This dictionary has so much more than just word
  definitions.
• A student could use this resource to get facts on
  different countries, maps of different countries,
  pictures of flags from all over the world and get
  facts on the presidents of the United States.

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Web Results

• Merriam Webster has a site called World
  Centrals Student Dictionary.
• You can look up the definitions of words but you
  miss out on all of the other wonderful features
  that the real dictionary has.
• http//www.wordcentral.com/