This compact yet comprehensive bilingual dictionary has been designed with the needs of beginners in mind. Every feature makes it easy to find, comprehend, and use needs words immediately. Includes 3,500+ entries. of illustrations.

This book features: 3,500 essential words, each with grammatical information, easy-to-use pronunciation guide, verb conjugatio, and an example sentence; numerous subentries to explain shades of meaning and idiomatic expressions related to the principal entries; a collection of grammar tips and hints, including common mistakes to avoid; helpful appendices of useful information such as common names in French, weights and measures, maps, and numbers.

Anne wonders what secret her three older brothers are hiding. When she finds out they joined to fight with the Union Army and would leave the next day, she gives them each one of her favorite two-cent pieces and says, "I want you to take one of my new two-cent pieces. I learned these coins are the first to have the words 'In God We Trust.' I just memorized Psalm 91:2. 'I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.'" Out of a heart of love, Anne gives six of her special coins away hoping the message on the two-cent pieces will strengthen each person's faith.

Marcus and the Emperor's Coin is an exciting adventure in the ancient Roman Empire at the time of Christ. Eight-year-old Marcus and his father are on a mission for the emperor and visit a mine and a mint where coins are made. Marcus himself makes a denarius, a coin with the emperor's image. Marcus goes to Jerusalem where he sees Jesus hold a denarius saying, "Give to the emperor the things are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's." What will seeing Jesus mean for Marcus, and will he ever be the same again?