LP absolutely loves school. She loves to read, loves to write and loves to learn. Although she is one of the youngest in her year she is keeping up with the class as far as her work is concerned. But, now she’s starting to ask us more questions – what specific words mean and how to spell different words. Because of this, I think the new Collins Children’s Dictionary and Thesaurus are going to be well used throughout LP and Little Man’s time at school.
The Collins Children’s Dictionary and Thesaurus are both lovely hardback books, perfect to keep on a shelf and use for reference whenever the children need to know something. Both books are really colourful, nicely laid out and easy to navigate. This means that once LP and her brother know how to use a dictionary or thesaurus they will be able to find words all by themselves.
The dictionary has a really clear alphabet down the side of each page so you can quickly find the letter you are looking for. Each word is then written in blue with different variations of the word in bold next to it eg abandon – abandons, abandoning, abandoned. Each word has an explanation and antonyms are highlight throughout the dictionary too, helping with the children’s understanding.
Throughout the dictionary there are also tips on pronunciation, synonyms and snippets of word history too. Rather than being just a dictionary it’s a real learning tool that I know will really expand the children’s vocabulary.
In the back of the dictionary there’s also descriptions and guidance on the different types of words – nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs etc as well as tips on grammar and punctuation. It’s probably the nicest and most user-friendly dictionary I have ever seen.
The thesaurus, on first glance, looks exactly the same as the dictionary with an alphabet down the side of each page and words in blue. But, alternative words are in bold and each word has an example of how to use that word in a sentence.
The thesaurus also has a section at the back giving advice on how to write a story and a story plan, the sort of thing that could be so helpful to children. Both books are the perfect books to aid a child’s learning and I know that LP will be using both of these books regularly going forward.
The Collins Children’s Dictionary and Thesaurus have an RRP of £12.99 each
Disclosure: We were sent the above products for the purpose of this post and compensated for our time however all opinions are my own.
These would make a great gift for my niece
They would be much loved and used by my four children!
I love language and words and would love to pass that on to my nephews and nieces.
This would be very helpful when my kids are doing their homework.
perfect for my niece
My daughter is a fantastic reader, and reads beautifully. So if she had one of these, she could spend time looking for more words and learning there meanings.
This a fab giveaway – the books look gorgeous! They would be a great addition to Parker’s bookshelf, with lots of use in the future!
This would be great for my daughter.
My granddaughter has just crossed that magical line between “learning to read” and “being able to read” and is now an avid reader which means she is coming across new words every day and wanting to know their meanings and usages, so these books would be perfect for her.
It would make a great gift for my nephew
Would love to win these for my nieces 🙂
This took me back to my childhood I used to have a Collins childrens dictionary and loved it. I would love for my daughter to have this thirst for knowledge too.
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For my kids to learn grow and expand their understanding and knowledge
I would love these to help my boys with their homework and creative writing
I would love to win them for my grandchildren as I think they would be helpful for their school work!
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They would be great for my 2 girls!
Why would you love to win the dictionary and thesaurus? . . . . .my grandson simply loves to learn new things all the time so he would be delighted if l were the lucky winner
They would be really helpful for my daughter. They would make a perfect gift for her; she’d really treasure them.
I’d like to improve the words my son uses in his writing.
This would be perfect for my 6 year old granddaughter who loves writing stories
These would be great for homework and teaching the kids new words and alternative ones too xx
To aid learning the fun way
id love this for my nephew who loves reading and discovering new words
Had something like this as a kid… really cool
I would like to introduce my niece to new words and meanings.
My 7 year old daughter has a great passion for reading and writing stories this would perfect for her.
They would be perfect for my grandchildren
This would be great for youngest grandson and myself when he asks me questions I can’t answer
It would be really useful for my children
Perfect for my son’s homework and when he wants to learn new words
I would give them to my granddaughter
I place a very high value aesthetically and educationally on hard copy books and I am absolutely delighted to see a hard copy children’s dictionary and thesaurus being offered.
I have a whopping great Collins dictionary in my bookshelf and haul it out often to look something up. I would like the children to get the dictionary and thesaurus habit, too.
Would be lovely for my niece x
to make learning fun
It would be a great gift for my 7 year old granddaughter
I think these would be great for my son, he would love these
Ideal for my young children
For my granddaughter who loves writing stories and would benefit from a dictionary and thesaurus as she often asks her mum what words mean
I would love to win because my eldest son loves learning new things, these would be perfect!
I’d love to win these books for my little sisters. I’m sure they’d find them really useful!
These would be a great gift for my niece 💛
Perfect for my daughter who turns 7 this august and is going into year 3!
my son would love to look through these, he could use them to help with school work.
Perfect for my niece x
would love to win for my daughter
I would love to win so I could gift it to my daughter so that she could be.more creative with her writting.
I would love to win for my daughter who will be 6 in August, she is really good and reading and writing and is in year 1 at school and is currently doing year 1 and 2 work as she’s doing so well, I think she would really enjoy these and they would help her with her spell g and understanding of words xx