THE ESSENTIAL FIRST WORDS BOOK! A comprehensive, charmingly illustrated hardback picture dictionary that will stand out on the shelf. Complete with over 700 essential words, 50 phrases, useful grammar tips and a full word list, this book will give young language learners a confident start in English! AGES: 4 plus AUTHOR: Catherine Bruzzone has more than 30 years' experience teaching languages to children and developing innovative language-learning programs as well as publishing all other types of non-fiction books for children from art to science. Vicky Barker is the art director for b small publishing and an award-winning illustrator whose books include the Blue Peter Book Award winning 'Real-life Mysteries'.