Key Words Picture Dictionaries 2 titles published
between 1940 - 1980
A short series of
picture dictionaries wonderfully illustrated – not very
collectable as far as Ladybird books are concerned. This series
is directly linked to the Key Words Reading Scheme series.The
first dictionary in this series introduces 92 Key Words in
picture form – 68 nouns are presented, 32 appearing
again in the plural form – 11 verbs in everyday use
are also included as well as the most commonly used numbers
and colours.
Books in series 642 -
There were 2 titles published in this series. Both entries
below describe the first edition of each title.
The Tinker's Wig (series 478) is the only Ladybird book to have gilt lettering used on it's front board -it was also twice the size of a standard Ladybird book.