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

Hirsch Professor, E. D.

ISBN 10: 0618408533 / ISBN 13: 9780618408535

Published by Mariner Books, 2004

About this Item

The item is in good condition and works perfectly, however it is showing some signs of previous ownership which could include: small tears, scuffing, notes, highlighting, gift inscriptions, and library markings.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your Child Needs to Know
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618408533
• ISBN 13: 9780618408535
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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.