VocabJLPT N1
pictorial book
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. pictorial book
  2. 2. picture book
  3. 3. Field guide
A book filled with illustrations or photographs that systematically introduces and explains various things such as animals, plants, insects, or vehicles. These are especially popular with children and are a great way to learn vocabulary for specific categories of things.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Sometimes the smell of a picture book takes me right back to childhood.

Sentence 2

"The photos on this page are clearer than the ones in the field guide," the teacher said.

Sentence 3

I flipped through a mineral field guide over lunch to clear my head.

Sentence 4

My grandfather has been carefully keeping a picture book from before the war.

Sentence 5

The insect encyclopedia released last month went into a second printing in its first week of sales.