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Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

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abacus An abacus is an ancient device that is used for arithmetic calculations.

acid rain Acid rain is polluted and harmful to the environment.

Acrocanthosaurus Acrocanthosaurus was huge, spine-backed, meat-eating dinosaur.

act When you act, you do something or perform a role.

actor An actor is someone who performs a role in a play or a movie.

"Haste makes waste." adage An adage is a short saying that tells a commonly-known truth.

Adams, John John Adams (1735-1826) was the second President of the USA, serving from 1797 to 1801.

1+1=2 2+3=5 add When you add numbers, yo get their sum.

big, purple, cold, scary, sweet, ugly adjective An adjective is a aword that describes a person, place or thing.

? adverb An adverb is a word that tells "how," "when," "where," or "how much". Some adverbs are: easily, warmly, quickly, mainly, freely, often, and unfortunately.

Africa Africa is the second biggest continent. It is in the Southern Hemisphere and is bordered by the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Some of the many countries in Africa are Algeria, Egypt, Ethopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zaire, and Zimbabwe.

African elephant The African elephant is the biggest land animal. It has large ears and a long trunk.

African penguin The African penguin is a small, flightless bird that lives on islands off the coast of southern Africa.

African wild cat The African wild cat is a fierce cat and a fast hunters.

African wild dog The African wild dog hunts in packs in Africa.

Alabama Alabama is a state in the southern United States of America. Its capital is Montgomery.

The Alamo The Alamo is an old Spanish mission located in San Antonio, Texas.

Alamosaurus Alamosaurus was a huge, long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur that had a whip-like tail. Fossils have been found in Texas.

albatross The albatross is web-footed bird that can fly for a long period of time.

Albertosaurus Albertosaurus was a large, meat-eating dinosaur, related to T. Rex.

alley An alley is a narrow road between buildings.

alligator Alligators are large reptiles that have huge jaws and large teeth.

Allosaurus Allosaurus was a huge, meat-eating dinosaur.

alpaca The alpaca is a South American mammal related to and smaller than the llama.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z alphabet There are 26 letters in the alphabet.

amber Amber is a yellowish hardened tree resin.

ambulance An ambulance takes sick people to the hospital.

& ampersand An ampersand is a symbol that means "and."

amphibian Amphibians are animals that live in the water during their early life, but usually live on land as adults. They include frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and others.

anaconda The anaconda is the biggest snake in the world.

anatomy Anatomy is a science that studies the body.

anchor An anchor is a heavy metal device that holds a ship in place.

angle An angle is the amount of rotation it would take to put one intersecting line on top of another.

angry When you are angry, you are very mad.

animals You can see lots of animals at the zoo.

animal tracks Animals make tracks when they walk or run.

ankle The ankle is the joint between your foot and leg.

Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus was a plant-eating, armored dinosaur.

ant Ants are small, social insects that are found worldwide.

Antarctica Antarctica is an icy continent around the South Pole.

anteater Anteaters are mammals with very long snouts. They are from South and Central America.

antelope Antelopes are graceful mammals with beautiful horns.

Anthony, Susan B. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) campaigned for women's rights in the USA, including the right to vote.

antlers Antlers are hard, branch-like growths on the head of some mammals- they are shed yearly. Many animals, like reindeer, have antlers.

antonym Antonyms are words that mean the opposite of each other. Some antonyms include: happy/sad, big/small, up/down, stop/go, wet/dry, long/short, loose/tight.

apple An apple is a juicy fruit that grows on an apple tree.

Appleseed, Johnny Johnny Appleseed was a legendary man who planted apple trees through the USA. His real name was John Chapman, but he was called Johnny Appleseed because of his love for growing apple trees.

apple tree An apple tree is a fruit tree.

arrow Arrows are long and have a sharp point.

asteroid Asteroids are tiny planets that mostly orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

asteroid belt The asteroid belt is a doughnut-shaped concentration of asteroids that orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

astronaut An astronaut goes up into space to explore.

athlete Someone who is good at a sport is an athlete.

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is a large body of salt water that separates the Americas from Europe and Africa. It is the second largest ocean.

atmosphere The atmosphere is the gas that surrounds a planet.

atoll An atoll is a ring (or partial ring) of coral that forms an island in an ocean or sea.

atom Everything is made up of tiny atoms.

@ at sign The @ on keyboards and in email addresses is called the "at sign." You can write one easily by writing a lower case a, then continuing to draw an almost-complete circle around the a.

avenue An avenue is a wide street.

Avimimus Avimimus was a bird-like dinosaur that ate meat and had a long beak.

ax An ax is useful for chopping wood.

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Little Explorers Picture Dictionary Organized by the Sound at the Beginning of the Word

long a

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hard c + k

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