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For my kids’ generation, looking up a word in a paperback dictionary will be as unimaginable to them as making a phone call over a landline.
It was during 7th or 8th grade when I got my first dictionary. It was on the school supplies list, and Dad got me a winner. Mine was a maroon Merriam-Webster with gold and white copy. Maybe it is 7-8 inches tall and 1.5 inches thick (I use present tense is because I still have it somewhere in storage). Over time, I’ve had to reinforce the little dictionary’s cover with clear tape.
Back then, I would take my dictionary I would flip to a random page and start reading words. I think part of the appeal was that each word was a short enough passage to keep me interesting. I read words until I wanted to move on to doing something else.
When I run into my old dictionary again, I’ll post photos.