A two volume picture dictionary with simple explanations of such familiar words to children as big, birthday, and intelligent and some slightly more difficult ones such as collide and similar.

"An all new edition of this authoritative dictionary covering core vocabulary of everyday life. New words added from a variety of fields. More than 75,000 definitions, including updates to reflect current usage. Includes pronunciations, word origins, synonym lists, and over 8,000 usage examples to aid understanding. Includes ESL features such as Irregular English Verbs, English Word Roots, and Confused & Misused Words. Expanded special features include...

Presents a humorous and informative guide to writing that combines helpful style rules with story ideas and writing prompts as well as advice on how to write a story that is both engaging and correct.

A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around.

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

"Having trouble telling which words are verbs? Fear not. Verb Man is ready to spring into action and save the day!"--Page 4 of cover.

"Nouns are everywhere! This nifty dog named Noun Hound will show you how to sniff them out in everything you read."--Page 4 of cover.

"Life in the town of Boring is totally bland. That is until the Adjective Fairy arrives with her magic want and a zillion zesty adjectives."--Page 4 of cover.

Phrases and sentences often accompanied by illustrations, define nearly 30,000 entries.