Used book – Larousse for Beginners: CP, CE, 6/8 years, Collective

This first true dictionary for elementary school offers simple yet rigorous definitions, examples that reflect children's familiar world, and additional information about the world. Written in accordance with the fundamental objectives defined by the curriculum, it contributes to the understanding of essential concepts such as spatial and temporal awareness, and social living. But above all, the Larousse des Débutants is the dictionary that accompanies children in their discovery of the written language and provides them with the means to develop their expressive abilities, thanks to: the abundance of defined words (common vocabulary words, but also rarer words from tales, rhymes, and songs); the emphasis placed on function words, essential for constructing sentences; the presence of numerous synonyms and antonyms; analogical cross-references and cross-references to illustrated plates that provide additional vocabulary; and illustration, designed to encourage the discovery of words, the observation of situations or activities, thereby prompting oral commentary and the transition from oral to written language. To properly prepare for subsequent grades, the Larousse des Débutants introduces notions of word families and language levels, draws attention to spelling and pronunciation difficulties, and to words that should not be confused even if they look similar. All in color: 6,200 words, 750 drawings, 32 pages of illustrated thematic plates, and, in the appendix, letters and other writing signs, sounds, conjugations, an atlas.