includes more than 5,000 headwords–plus short forms, plurals, alternative verb forms, comparatives and superlatives

gives help with pronunciation where necessary

features a special introduction for children, ‘What is a dictionary?’

gives concise instructions on ‘How to use this book’

includes clear guide words that indicate the first and last headwords on each spread

reinforces knowledge of the alphabet by providing an alphabet strip on each page

features separate lists of high-frequency words (derived from Letters and Sounds), pronouns, opposites, synonyms, time words (including days of the week, months and seasons) and numbers

provides additional lists of topic words on the themes ‘School’, ‘Places’ and ‘Travelling’

ideal for use with the First Thesaurus (see opposite page), which gives synonyms for over 2000 of the headwords listed