Merriam-webster's Elementary Dictionary Is Geared Towards Students Ages 8-11. This Full-color Reference Contains More Than 36,000 Entries As Well As Hundreds Of Illustrations, Photographs, And Diagrams. The Book Includes Paragraphs About Word Histories, Word Roots, And Synonyms, Quotations From Children's Literature, Maps And Geographical Names, And Guides To Capitalization And Punctuation