Books with author Merriam-Webster

The next step in refining language skills, this fully revised illustrated dictionary focuses on the needs of students in grades 6-8. Expanded word coverage and more advanced dictionary features are presented in ways to help students ages 11-14 read, write, and speak effectively. * Nearly 70,000 entries including new words and definitions from the fields of science, technology, entertainment, and health* More than 22,000 usage examples* More than 1,000 illustrations* Abundant word history paragraphs and synonym paragraphs

An all-new edition of the essential dictionary for children grades 3-5, ages 8-11. . Includes more than 36,000 entries with expanded usage sentences and phrases. Hundreds of new illustrations, photographs, and diagrams. More than 220 word history paragraphs and 120 synonym paragraphs clarify meaning. New features include pronunciation paragraphs at the beginning of each letter. Special sections include geographical terms, signs and symbols, and a Guide for Writers.

This dictionary's outstanding feature is a section of new words and new senses of common terms which provides the date of first recorded use: e.g. alternative medicine (1977), chronic fatigue syndrome, (1986), many Internet-related terms such as e-mail (1982) and cookie as a small computer file rather than a sweet, duh, (1974), and soccer mom (1987). The eight-pound volume is said to include some 330,000 definitions and 1,000-plus illustrations. It lacks thumb tabs. The publisher is a subsidiary of Merriam-Webster Inc. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)