Description:With the Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms kids will become better writers and better students. This handy guide will help them remember just how many different ways there are to express their thoughts and feelings because it contains 12,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonyms and 2,000 homonyms. Students tend to use only a small fraction of their vocabulary in their writing. To grow as writers, they must learn to use words that convey specific meanings. Rather than just using the word happy, kids can use this book to find synonyms like glad, fortunate, and delighted. Young people will find synonyms and antonyms located together in clear and concise word entries. In addition, this book also helps students remember the difference between words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. For instance, does stationary mean "paper" or "motionless"? Find out inside. The Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms is the perfect portable reference for any student writer.