Synopses & Reviews
The American Heritage(R) Essential Student Thesaurus is designed for middle school students who are solidifying their reading and writing skills. Over two hundred entries give synonym groups, definitions, and parts of speech. Example sentences are given for each synonym, distinguishing subtle shades of meaning and showing how choosing the right word results in more effective writing. Includes more than 200 entries containing 800 synonyms.
Synopsis
Designed for middle school students who are solidifying their reading and writing skills, this thesaurus contains entries that give synonym groups, definitions, and parts of speech.
Synopsis
'This shrink-wraped set includes the 1999 editions of The American Heritage(R) Student Dictionary and The American Heritage(R) Student Thesaurus.'
Synopsis
This portable paperback thesaurus is designed for students in middle and upper grades as well as adults learning English as a second language. Includes detailed synonym paragraphs, with more than 1,000 synonyms in all.
About the Author
The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.