书名：Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling 学乐英语拼写词典
读者对象: 8岁以上
作者：Marvin Terban
出版社名称：Scholastic
出版时间：2006
语种：英文
ISBN：9780439764216
商品尺寸：16 x1.8 x 21.7cm
包装：平装
页数：272

老师和学生都知道，即便每次检查了拼写，都无法确保没有单词拼写错误。了解单词拼写规则，掌握拼写技能，那么，在单词拼写上才可能做到真正的战无不胜。而Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling《学乐英语拼写词典》就是在教授孩子这项重要技能。
这本《学乐英语拼写词典》修订版收录16000个单词，按字母顺序排序，查找方便。其内容准确，有趣（比如“英语中zui长的四个单词”这部分），是一本有关拼写的实用工具书。主要内容和特色有：
·排版人性化，查词方便
·超过150种记忆小窍门帮助孩子掌握容易拼错的单词
·收录难查的单词，帮助孩子找到那些不知道该如何查找的单词
·涵盖基本拼写规则和特例
·插图幽默实用
Every teacher and student knows that, even with spell-check,nothing beats actually knowing the correct spelling of a word. With theScholastic Dictionary of Spelling, students will have the one greatresource for this important skill. 
The revisedScholastic Dictionary of Spelling is a handy, alphabetical guide of more than 16,000 words that you can turn to for instant spell-checks. Due to its accuracy, relevance, and fun (with sections like“The Four Longest Words in the English Language”), this is the perfect spelling reference for students. Inside you will find:
·A user-friendly format that offers an easy way to find the word you are looking for
·More than 150 memory tricks to help you master those commonly misspelled words
·A Misspeller’sDictionary to find words you may not even know how to look up
·Essential spelling rules—and their exceptions
·Many humorous and helpful drawings

With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like The Four Longest Words in the English Language and The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions, this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions). Furthermore, to aid pronunciation, each word is divided into syllables with the accented syllable in boldface.

Marvin Terbanis a bestselling, award-winning author of more than 30 books for children, most of them about the English language. Called a “master of wordplay” by the American Library Association’s Booklist and “Mr. English for Kids” by the Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club, Marvin is truly an expert on teaching the art of language. For over 40 years, Marvin has taught English, Latin, Public Speaking, Theater, and other subjects at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School in New York City.

Introduction
How to Look Up a Word if You Don’t Know How to Spell It
A Dozen and One Spelling Rules
Can You Find the Mistakes?
Memory Tricks
The Longest Words in English
The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions
Spelling Dictionary
Misspeller’s Dictionary
About the Author