The Oxford Very First Dictionary introduces children aged 4+ to the features of a dictionary in an appealing way. The dictionary has over 300 familiar words each with a simple definition and an illustration which reinforces the definition. There are also pages of topic-themed vocabulary at the back of the book, all illustrated too. Each page is clearly laid out so it is easy to pick out the main features - the alphabet down the side of the page, the letter of the page you are on in red. These are key features that young children come across as they start their non-fiction reading. A lovely extra for this age level is the illustrated opening letter - A shows a juicy apple, B shows some buzzing bees. A great introduction to the world of dictionaries.


●Oxford Very First Dictionary 是一本專為剛剛接觸英語的學習者所編寫的字典。依字母次序編排，每個字母約有十一個單字，並搭配圖片及完整的句子解釋。彩色可愛的圖片可縮減孩子與字典的距離感。

●學習者可從翻閱本字典漸進了解字典的用途及如何使用字典，並從中拓展字彙量。

● 此字典雖輕薄短小，但涵蓋了初學者一定要學會的300個單字。

● 書末附最常書寫的字彙（例：a, at, away, be, by, can等）、動作詞彙（例：add, carry, buy, cook, climb等）、顏色、形狀、星期、月份等。 學習者亦可視此書為單字手冊，可於平日多加翻閱，逐漸熟悉書中所有的實用單字。