Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling (Updated)

Brief Description:
"The essential student resource"--Cover.

Marc Notes:
Copyright date: 1998.;The essential student resource--Cover.;More than 16,000 words--Cover.;New and updated--P. [4] of cover.;Provides a source for proper spelling, spelling rules, and a misspeller's dictionary, in a volume that includes more than sixteen thousand words and that offers frequently used proper nouns for school reports.

Brief Description:
With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like "The Four Longest Words in the English Language" and "The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions," this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions). Furthermore, to aid pronunciation, each word is divided into syllables with the accented syllable in boldface.

Biographical Note:
Marvin Terban is a bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, most of them about the English language. Called a "master of wordplay" by the American Library Association's Booklist and "Mr. English for Kids" by the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club, Marvin is truly an expert on teaching the art of language. For over 40 years, Marvin has taught English, Latin, Public Speaking, Theater, and other subjects at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City.

Publisher Marketing:
The revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF SPELLING has been updated with 1,000 new words and an all-new design that will make it the choice for young writers to turn to for an instant spell-check.

Review Citations:

• Wilson Children's Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439764216, Paperback)
• Wilson Middle/Jr. High Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780439764216, Paperback)