Houghton Mifflin Electronic Licensing - The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus by Paul Hellweg and the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries

The American Heritage^® Children's Thesaurus
by Paul Hellweg and the Editors of the American Heritage^® Dictionaries

How do you choose the best word for a sentence? The American Heritage^® Children's Thesaurus has a wide range of entries and carefully selected synonyms which will add color and precision to writing at every level. With its innovative design, The American Heritage^® Children's Thesaurus encourages students to distinguish among an array of synonyms by testing each word against an example sentence. Synonyms are grouped according to meaning and usage, helping students learn to think analytically and to be selective. This unique book will expand children's vocabularies while teaching them valuable new word skills. Features include more than 35,000 synonyms, a clear sample sentence for every sense of every entry, and more than 100 antonyms and word-group features.

Key Features:

• Notes on antonyms and word groups
• Example sentences show how words are used in context
• Entries show helpful "best choices" and "other choices"

Technical Specs:

Product	Available Electronic Version(s)	File Size	Images, File Types & Sizes	Other Associated Files
American Heritage^® Children's Thesaurus, The	XML with XSL	3.0 MB	NONE	DTD INDEX

Sample Entry:

dummy
1. dummy noun • doll, figure, marionette, model, puppet. The ventriloquist's dummy has a funny-looking head.
2. • fake, imitation • copy. You can't open this drawer because it's a dummy.

party
1. • celebration • festivity, get-together, social. We're going to give our parents a surprise party for their anniversary.
2. • group • band, bunch, company, crowd, gang. Ask the waiter if he can seat our entire party at one table.