Dictionary, Grades 3 - 6

It is an elementary level dictionary and my 6 year old enjoys reading from it in the evenings. He is an advanced reader, but I do think the term "elementary" applies differently to everyone's needs. Many elementary school students are capable of reading well beyond their grade level. I think for very advanced words such as another reviewer was looking for, they are probably best working with an Intermediate or Collegiate dictionary like Merriam-Webster for their advanced 3rd grader. We happen to own the complete Oxford English Dictionary and I do not have any problems looking up more advanced words with him, if this should ever happen! One huge plus is that the McGraw Hill Children's Dictionary is sturdily bound, and is printed on a lightweight stock. The pages are not flimsy, it is just a lighter bulk paper, so it weighs substantially less than the heavy coated versions of other childrens' dictionaries. In this respect, I applaud McGraw-Hill for understanding a young child will be able to lift a 900+ dictionary more readily than than one that is twice as heavy. I can imagine a very heavy dictionary can put a child off from even looking up words. This Dictionary has colorful 2-page spreads on the Constellation, weather, musical instruments, conservation and weapons, that are fascinating to study for the curious mind.

I bought this Dictionary to my son.I want he can learn more and got more interesting about reading and learning. After he got it, if anything he don't know he'll open the dictionary to look for it. I think it will really can help him and this dictionary is very easy to use.It is a very good Dictionary.