This new edition of Barron's First Thesaurus includes updated entries and fresh, new computer-animation style graphics. It's still the perfect way to help kids develop a love of language. Engaging entries include definitions, descriptive illustrations, and example sentences to instruct youngsters on hundreds of different words that share the same meaning. They'll learn that slim, lean, and slender are different ways of saying thin, or that drawings, photos, cartoons, and portraits are all types of pictures. Entries may also include related words and antomyms, giving kids even more reference for expanding vocabulary and enhancing writing projects. A color-coded thumb index along the side of each page and a traditional index at the back of the book make it quick and easy to find words. Full-color illustrations throughout.

本書為最新版《Barron's First Thesaurus》字典，不僅更新詞彙條目，更採用全新電腦動畫繪圖，為孩童提供最佳學習工具，培養對語言學習的熱愛。各條目包含字義、插圖、例句，幫助學童掌握數百個同義、近義字的運用。書中告訴讀者「slim」、「lean」、「slender」皆是指「瘦」(thin)；而「drawings」、「photos」、「cartoons」、「portraits」係指各類「圖像」(pictures)。許多條目亦提供該字的相關字或反義字，讓學童查詢每個字時能得到最好的學習效果，豐富孩童的詞彙庫，提升整體寫作能力。頁邊的彩色索引和書後的傳統索引讓查詢單字變得快速又輕鬆。本書全彩印刷。