The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know Paperback - 2004
by E. D. Hirsch
From the Beatles to Web sites, this bestselling sourcebook on culture contains 3,000 up-to-date definitions, 250 new definitions, an easy alphabetical arrangement and comprehensive index, 250 black-and-white illustrations, and a new Introduction.
Summary
Fully updated for the twenty-first century, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy lists essential facts in twenty-one subject areas to promote successful learning in kids.
Child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr. cuts through the wealth of information available today to highlight terms that a child should be familiar with by the end of sixth grade. With nearly 3,000 concise definitions and including 250 new entries (like Harry Potter, centaurs, northern lights, and World Series), this popular sourcebook makes it easy for children to become literate in mythology, literature, U.S. history, science and technology, and more.
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- Title The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
- Author E. D. Hirsch
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 306
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Collins Reference
- Date 2004-10-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618408535 / 0618408533
- Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 7.64 x 0.65 in (23.42 x 19.41 x 1.65 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004043659
- Dewey Decimal Code 031
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- American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2005, Page 160
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