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Contents New Titles for 2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N E W T I T L E : Merriam-Webster’s Word Puzzle Adventures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 N E W T I T L E : Merriam-Webster’s Talk Like an Expert: Dinosaurs: 400 Words for Budding Paleontologists. . . . 4 N E W T I T L E : Merriam-Webster's Activity Mysteries: Please Don't Laugh, We Lost A Giraffe! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 N E W T I T L E : Merriam-Webster's Activity Mysteries: Follow the Stars! What Happened on Mars?. . . . . . . . . . . 5 N E W T I T L E : Merriam-Webster's Ready-for-School Words: 1,000 Words for Big Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 N E W T I T L E , U P D A T E D & R E V I S E D : The N E W E D I T I O N : The

Merriam-Webster Kids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 R E C E N T L Y P U B L I S H E D : Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day: 366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus R E C E N T L Y P U B L I S H E D : Merriam-Webster's

150 First Words

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Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition

Visual Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 For Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-16 B E S T - S E L L E R : Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary B E S T - S E L L E R : Merriam-Webster's

Intermediate Dictionary

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Everyday Language Reference Set

English Language Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Spanish-English Dictionaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 B E S T - S E L L E R : Merriam-Webster's Word-for-Word B E S T - S E L L E R : Merriam-Webster's

Spanish-English Dictionary

Language Learning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 SCRABBLE® Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Crossword Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

7TH EDITION AVA I L A B L E OCTOBER 2022

MERRIAM-WEBSTER KIDS

This fall, over 500 new words will be added into game play with the Seventh Edition of The Official SCRABBLE® Players Dictionary. The best-selling book that millions of SCRABBLE players consider the only necessary resource for winning the game now includes the words SPORK, ZONKEY, BAE, & HYGGE! Our Merriam-Webster Kids imprint continues to grow with new books designed to provide hours of fun, all the while fostering a love of language and word play — and building vocabulary to describe our astonishing world! Set off on mind-expanding adventures with Merriam-Webster’s Word Puzzle Adventures, an activity book packed full of puzzles on topics that kids love, from animals to machines, space to treasures, as well as playful puzzles that feature synonyms, onomatopoeia, and palindromes. For budding paleontologists comes Merriam-Webster’s Talk Like an Expert: Dinosaurs — a colorful, fact-filled book introducing over 400 words needed to become a dinosaur expert. Travel back in time to discover how these extraordinary creatures lived, breathed, ate, fought, raised babies, and survived in the wild. This fall’s list is chock-full of puzzles, games, word play, and roaring-good dinosaurs! Won’t you join in on the fun? From the largest team of dictionary editors and writers in America, thank you for supporting Merriam-Webster.

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Merriam-Webster’s Word Puzzle Adventures Track down dinosaurs, uncover treasures, spot the space objects, and learn about language in 100 word puzzles! For ages 6+. Set off on mind-expanding adventures with Merriam-Webster’s compendium of 100 word searches, crosswords, word games, and quizzes. Pit your wits against puzzles about animals, machines, space objects, crystals, dinosaurs, and learn all about our amazing language along the way! Can you spy the animals hiding in the rainforest word search? Or uncover the gems in the crystal crossword? Become a word magician and transform one word into another! Or crack the code to find the hidden treasure! Discover how to spot a palindrome and seek out synonyms! This inspiring activity book from the experts at Merriam-Webster will not only provide hours of fun, but will foster a love of language and word play — and build vocabulary to describe our astonishing world.

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Merriam-Webster’s Talk Like an Expert Dinosaurs: 400 Words for Budding Paleontologists For ages 6-9. Do you know what pieces of fossilized dinosaur poop are called? (Answer: Coprolites.) How about the large collar at the back of a Triceratops’s skull? (Answer: Frill.) Take a deep dive into the science behind these creatures with this impressive book from Merriam-Webster and learn over 400 words you need to talk like a dinosaur expert! Travel back in time millions of years to discover how these extraordinary creatures lived, breathed, ate, fought, raised babies, and survived in the wild. With full color illustrations and up-to-date scientific research, meet hundreds of dinosaurs and learn how they evolved on a changing planet. Behind-the-scenes information on paleontology and scientists, plus an A-Z glossary, will leave readers talking like the experts and thinking like them, too!

Expert Consultant - Ellen-Thérèse Lamm

Illustrator - Daniel Long

Ellen-Thérèse Lamm is currently the Paleontology Histology Lab Manager at the Museum of the Rockies. She works with institutions worldwide to catalog thousands of slides of fossil tissue structure. Blending discovery, art, and science, Ellen-T. also produces award-winning photomicrographs, some featured on the covers of technical publications.

aniel Long graduated from Norwich University of the Arts in D Norwich, United Kingdom, in 2014 and has been working as an illustrator since then. He recently illustrated DK's Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Life. His work is heavily influenced by midcentury design, architecture, and fashion, which can be easily seen in his use of color palettes and choice of subject matter.

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Merriam-Webster’s Activity Mysteries by Tish Rabe Meet Merriam and Webster! They're best friends who work together to solve mysteries wherever and whenever they occur. Follow these two junior detectives through 80 colorful pages of adventure and help solve activities to get them closer to their goal. Written by award-winning children's book author, Tish Rabe, Merriam-Webster's Activity Mysteries contain fun rhyming text paired with delightfully creative word- and vocabulary-based activities. Whimsical illustrations by Xavi Ramiro bring this series to life, and every book includes a sticker sheet featuring characters from the book.

Merriam-Webster’s Activity Mysteries: Please Don’t Laugh, We Lost a Giraffe! For ages 6+. Kid detectives Merriam and Webster can solve any mystery with a bit of help! Unscramble word puzzles, navigate letter mazes, and crack the codes to help solve this fun and surprising mystery tale written in rollicking verse. Merriam and Webster travel to a local wildlife refuge to discover some terrible news: their favorite giraffe, Zari, is missing! As the kid detectives set out to find the missing giraffe, they encounter animals along the way who also need help. Can you piece together the clues and solve the word puzzles to help all the animals find their way home?

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Merriam-Webster’s Activity Mysteries: Follow the Stars! What Happened on Mars? For ages 6+. Kid detectives Merriam and Webster can solve any mystery with a bit of help! Unscramble word puzzles, navigate letter mazes, and crack the codes to help solve this fun and surprising mystery tale written in rollicking verse. Merriam and Webster visit the International Space Station to discover some odd news: the Mars rover has stopped working! The kid detectives blast off in a rocket to find out what happened, uncovering clues among the stars and meeting galactic friends along the way. Can you help Merriam and Webster solve the word puzzles and crack the case of the Mars rover?

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At the Beach

The souvenir shop on the boardwalk sells t-shirts, beach toys, and other fun items.

When the weather is hot, it’s fun to cool off by taking a trip to the beach.

palm tree

volleyball

dune

snow cone

beach umbrella

net ice cream

lifeguard

ice pop

sun hat

The ice cream shop uses air conditioning to keep the workers and customers cool.

Ling’s grandma puts on sunscreen and wears a big hat to protect her skin from the sun.

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sunscreen

float

seagull flip-flops sand goggles fan

sandals

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sunglasses

visor

bikini

swim trunks

sandcastle

swimsuit

swim

sunburn bucket

towel

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wetsuit

shovel

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color wheel orange

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red purple blue

crayons pen paint palette

eraser

marker

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glue

watercolor colored pencils

paintbrush

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makes a collage by cutti ng nny Gi ictures from magazines and tp ou gluing them together.

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black

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Merriam-Webster's Ready-for-School Words: 1,000 Words for Big Kids For ages 3–6. Enter the world of Merriam-Webster's Ready-for-School Words and discover all the people, places, and things in your community and beyond! Featuring 1,000 words children should know before they start school, this charming book takes you from home all the way to outer space with labeled objects and simple definitions. Children will start school with confidence and a brand-new vocabulary after exploring the colorful world in this book.

Author - Hannah S. Campbell

Illustrator - Sara Rhys

Hannah S. Campbell is a writer, editor, and lifelong word nerd. She has written children's activity books based on the works of Roald Dahl and various Cartoon Network shows, and loves coming up with ways to have fun with language. She grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, and currently lives in Queens, New York.

Sara Rhys is a UK-based illustrator, who works primarily in watercolor and colored pencils, with a digital element.

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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day: 366 Elevating Utterances to Stretch Your Cranium and Tickle Your Humerus For ages 8–12. Become a word virtuoso in just one year with 366 crackerjack words aimed to impress. This charmingly illustrated book features boffo words selected by the masterminds at Merriam-Webster to highlight the best of the English language. Follow a menagerie of animals as they teach one new word for each day of the year, including a definition, pronunciation, part of speech label, and interesting trivia about the word. Each month concludes with an outlandish story that features all the new words learned. The book features 12 free audio downloads so kids can hear each month’s story read aloud by celebrity narrators including Rachel Bloom, David Harbour, and Soledad O’Brien. This delightfully challenging and surprising book will turn word aficionados into passionate logophiles!

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Merriam-Webster's 150 First Words By Claire Laties Davis MS, CCC-SLP

Move over, “generic” 100 first word books! Get babies and toddlers talking all day long with a colorful board book of first words and phrases. This engaging large-format board book encourages toddlers' language learning through the repetition of simple words and phrases for everyday objects and activities. Take a trip around the world by following nine children through their daily routines. Under speech and language therapist Claire Laties Davis’s sure hand, dressing, mealtime, playtime, bath time and more become opportunities for little ones to learn new words and phrases. Each illustrated spread also includes a search-and-find within every scene to provide more ways for families to connect. Baby

Frog

Baby

Duck

Slide

Baby

Tree

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Flower

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Backpack

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Orange

Grass

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Dog

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pantograph Articulating mechanism on the roof of the power car that collects electricity from an overhead

passenger car Part of the car with rows of numbered seats.

Sol M structure of the Sun estructura F del SolM

spicules espículas F

chromosphere cromosfera F

flare erupción F

catenary. education physical

baggage compartment Space at the entrance of the car for stowing large pieces of luggage.

main transformer Device transferring and adapting electrical energy from the catenary to the traction motors.

motor unit Compartment where the electricity from the transformers is modified and transmitted to the motor trucks.

sunspot mancha F solar corona corona F

headlight Lamp illuminating the track ahead. driver’s cab bumper Compartment in the power car

granulation granulación F

core núcleo M

turn

containing controls used by the engineer and providing a view of the track ahead.

photosphere fotosfera F

convection zone zona F de convecciónF

catenary One or more overhead wires supplying electricity to the power car.

locomotive Vehicle with an electric motor and braking system for pulling one or more cars.

petal

headlight

faculae fáculas F

TRANSPORT AND MACHINERY

air compression unit System producing compressed air for operating various pneumatic devices, such as the suspension and brakes.

radiation zone zona F de radiaciónF

suspension truck Three-axled truck with brakes and shock absorbers.

prominence protuberancia F

equipment compartment Compartments for various electrical equipment.

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motor truck Two-axled truck with traction motors propelling the power car.

pilot Steel bar attached to the frame that pushes aside debris from the track.

peduncle headlight Lamp illuminating the sides of the track.

position light Lamp signaling the presence of the power car while at rest.

coupling guide device Assembly on the nosepiece of the power car for coupling it with another train.

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