The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know

E D Hirsch

ISBN 10: 0618408533 / ISBN 13: 9780618408535

Published by Collins Reference, United States, 2004

About this Item

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
• Publisher: Collins Reference, United States
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618408533
• ISBN 13: 9780618408535
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 599 grams

About this title

Synopsis

From child education expert E. D. Hirsch Jr., the national best-selling author of How to Educate a Citizen, The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy gathers together all of the essential facts that youngsters should have at their fingertips for school success.

The perfect one-stop homework helper and family reference for children cuts through the wealth of information available to highlight terms that a child should be familiar with from the beginning of the first grade through the end of the sixth.

With nearly 3,000 concise definitions, this popular sourcebook makes it easy for children to become literate in mythology, literature, US history, science and technology, and more.

About the Author

E.D. Hirsch, Jr. is the Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, and the author of Cultural Literacy, The First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and The Core Knowledge Series. Dr. Hirsch is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has been a senior fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is president of the Core Knowledge Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to educational reform.