You know, I never really thought about the first dictionary. I suppose, though, someone had to make the first one. In the United States, apparently it was Noah Webster!
He was quite an interesting fellow. He couldn't just follow the crowd. He couldn't stay on the farm like his father expected. He worked on projects that were long and tedious because he loved words and he loved learning and he wanted to share that.
That's my kind of guy!! I need to remember to share this book when we are working on using dictionaries in class!
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