Did you know the word acrobat comes from a Greek word 'akrobatos' which means "walking on a tight rope"?
Words and their meanings are brought right up to date in this bold and modern children's dictionary. Example sentences, similar and opposite words, themed pages and bright photographs make this a great introduction to the world of language.

This book is part of a book series called Dk First Reference .

There are 256 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 2003 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .