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Most people know that words like burrito and quesadilla come from Spanish, but there are many more English words that we would never suspect are Spanish until we look closely. Did you know that the words breeze and hammock come from Spanish? The jerky in beef jerky, for example, is from Spanish charquí, and the English verb vamoose is from the expression ?Vamos! which means Let's go! in Spanish. Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Wo...

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series is an informative and entertaining resource that can help anyone be right on the money when looking for words that will make a point, seal the deal, or just keep folks listening.

Prepare your student for high school.100 Words Every High School Freshman Should Know focuses on words that nearly every freshman will encounter over the course of the school year. Chosen with various criteria in mind, some represent key concepts in important areas of the curriculum, while others are more familiar in meaning but present challenges of spelling or usage. All are words that students can expect to see regularly in their high schoo...

Combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single volume, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to hig...

Completely redesigned in a two-column format, this new edition contains more than 2, 000 words along with photographs and drawings, as well as colored note boxes to help beginning readers build vocabulary, identify synonyms and antonyms, and more. Full color.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition, for students in grades 7 and up (ages 12 and up), provides comprehensive coverage of all the sciences. The dictionary includes more than 4, 500 entry words in A?Z format, 450 full-color photographs and drawings, and over 150 in-depth notes. Definitions are written in easy-to-understand language. Additional features include full-page treatment of complex topics such as photosynt...

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know is the perfect book for people who enjoy reading about words that have absorbing histories, intriguing coinages, surprising but useful meanings, or have been used by famous writers throughout the history of English.Many of these 100 words are accompanied by notes that explain in detail the path the word has undertaken in its journey to its current meaning,...

A major revision of the Fifth Edition of The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, the premier resource about words for people who seek to know more and find fresh perspectives. This new printing, which marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the original American Heritage Dictionary, presents the most up-to-date research about the words in our language in an accessible and elegant design, featuring thousands of revis...

Developed by professional editors and educational consultants especially for preschoolers and children in the first years of school, the award-winning Picture Dictionary is a compilation of 900 of the words most commonly featured in elementary school reading programs and used every day by children in speech and writing. Entries are arranged alphabetically, introducing the concept that words in a dictionary are arranged in a sequence, and are i...

A brand new edition of our superb dictionary for children in grades 3-6 (ages 8-12), with age-appropriate vocabulary, easy-to-understand definitions, lively example sentences, and delightful color images. The American Heritage® Children's Dictionary has been completely revised, updated, and redesigned for a brand-new edition, ensuring that this title remains fresh and current while providing the visual appeal needed to captivate young readers...

A newly jacketed, eminently useful thesaurus for students in grades 7-10, providing burgeoning writers with 70, 000 synonyms shown in contexts students can relate to. The American Heritage® Student Thesaurus is especially designed to improve the reading and writing skills of students in middle school and early high school. The book offers 6, 000 main entries and over 70, 000 synonyms-more than any other thesaurus at this level-as well as a t...

Completely redesigned in a two-column format, this new edition contains more than 2, 000 words along with photographs and drawings, as well as colored note boxes to help beginning readers build vocabulary, identify synonyms and antonyms, and more. Full color.

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This series of full-color board books, with both English and Spanish on each page, will intrigue youngsters while helping them build vocabulary and an awareness of the world around them. The books feature charming illustrations and thoughtfully chosen words, offering an enchanting introduction to vocabulary.

The newest title in the popular 100 Words series, 100 Words Every Word Lover Should Know is the perfect book for people who enjoy reading about words that have absorbing histories, intriguing coinages, surprising but useful meanings, or have been used by famous writers throughout the history of English.Many of these 100 words are accompanied by notes that explain in detail the path the word has undertaken in its journey to its current meaning,...

Ideal for juniors and seniors in high school as well as adults who want to see how their vocabulary skills stack up, 100 More Words Every High School Graduate Should Know includes one hundred words of varying degrees of difficulty, representing the kinds of words high school students encounter in their classes and on standardized tests. From alacrity to zygote, with stops along the way at eponymous and lambent, the words are invariably intrigu...

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition, for students in grades 7 and up (ages 12 and up), provides comprehensive coverage of all the sciences. The dictionary includes more than 4, 500 entry words in A-Z format, 450 full-color photographs and drawings, and over 150 in-depth notes. Definitions are written in easy-to-understand language. Additional features include full-page treatment of complex topics such as photosynt...

Combining a dictionary and a thesaurus in a single volume, this book offers readers a convenient way to examine dictionary entries and research corresponding synonyms at the same time. The split-page design displays full dictionary entries on the upper portion of each page and full thesaurus entries on the bottom portion, which makes finding and understanding the right word easier than ever. The thesaurus section of the page is screened to hig...

Ideal for students in the upper grades of elementary school, 100 Words Every Fourth Grader Should Know includes one hundred words of varying degrees of difficulty, representing the kind of vocabulary students often encounter in their classes and in their reading. From accommodate to zest, with stops along the way at frank, persuade, and vengeance, the words are invariably intriguing and useful. Each entry includes the word's pronunciation, cle...