Product Description
Created by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1,550 commonly taught basic words. Each Let's Learn Language Picture Dictionary in the series boasts 30 delightful two-page spreads that vividly illustrate the meanings of words. Fun-filled panoramas focus on scenes familiar to children aged three through eight, such as home life, the classroom, city life, sports, the zoo, and even outer space! Learners will love to revisit these detailed depictions of people, places, actions, and objects, each time improving their recall. Featured words are set off with individual illustrations and definitions to help learners at various levels build vocabulary. Includes an index and glossary of all the individually illustrated words. An ideal selection of first word books for parents and teachers who want to encourage second language acquisition. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

Pretty good, some Japanese words are a bit old.
Overall good product to play with if you got a young kid.In my case I've been sitting with my 3 year old looking at the pictures and get a fun time out of it.For serious study, this book may not be the best material.Maybe use as reference when you need to look up something.My wife also mentioned that the book has some old Japanese that she don't think anyone is using them anymore.4 out of 5.

Nice book
Rather than just an illustrated dictionary, this book consists of double-page spreads with a large picture, and much smaller pictures of the individual items (with the words) on the side.You can look at the words on the side and learn them, then (I suppose) cover them up and look at the main picture and try to identify things from memory.All items are listed in English, Romaji, and Japanese.Please note the Japanese uses kanji with no furigana, so you'll have to use the romaji if you don't know the kanji (which I doubt you would know, otherwise you wouldn't be using this book).Unfortunately the book appears to have been translated to Japanese, that is the pictures show American scenes rather than Japanese scenes.So, the food in the restaurant is all American-type food, no Japanese food.The furniture in the house is Western style, not Japanese style.The mailbox is American, not Japanese (I'd like to know what a Japanese mailbox looks like).The landscapes have no volcanoes ... you get the idea.Otherwise it's a decent book with a large vocabulary.It's just a shame the illustrations couldn't have been customized for Japan, rather than just a Japanese translation of whatever words were already in the book.

The Best Beginners Dictionary
When I ordered this dictionary from amazon, I had no idea what to expect. I guess I kind of expected a small dictionary with colorful pictures inside. Boy was I off. This hardcovered dictionary is huge! The pictures inside are so colourful! Each page is themed and all the words are grouped.

Who do I recomend this book to? Everyone who is currently learning words. It's not the easy stuff inside, like how to say Hello. It also teaches you tons of words that are hard to look up. This book is even perfect for a novice who needs something to checking his work with.And for the price, you can't go wrong.

Overall, I am extremely pleased with my book and I hope to be using it for the next three years.

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Love this Book!
This book is great. Sure it mixes the 3 different written characters of Japanese, but the pictures are awesome and it really is awesome!

Best foreign language picture dictionary for visual learners
I bought this for my kids before we moved to Japan but I have ended up using it more often.I have started teaching English to Japanese students (both adults and kids) and this picture dictionary comes in very handy.The pictures are great and it includes a lot of different words, grouped by scenario.For example, the first couple of pages show a house and every thing in the house is labeled.Each room, the furniture/appliances in each room, and various decor in each room.The next couple of pages show a kitchen and many different types of foods that can be found in a kitchen are labeled.Some of the different scenes that are covered are outer space, the ocean, make-believe (which includes a castle and related items), and human history (cavemen) - just to name a few.I recommend this picture dictionary for anyone who is looking to expose themselves or their children to the Japanese language, even if you aren't travelling to or moving to Japan. ... Read more