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Ladybird series 642
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.

A First Ladybird Key Words Picture Dictionary - J McNally - 1965
A Second Ladybird Key words Picture Dictionary - J McNally - 1966
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