Best Selling Books by Oxford Dictionaries

With a clear, colour layout, this is a dictionary with a difference. It covers all the grammar terms required for the KS3 curriculum, punctuation marks and when to use them, and spelling rules, tips and examples. New for this edition is a section on vocabulary and usage which provides perfect support for building language in context and improving writing skills in secondary school. Finally, there is an alphabetical dictionary of tricky spellings with hints and tips on how to avoid making common spelling mistakes. These words are chosen using analysis of real children''s writing in the Oxford Children''s Corpus. This unique dictionary is a valuable resource for exam preparation, including GCSEs. Online activities provide easy practice at home or can be usedas part of lesson starters and homework. For free downloadable activity worksheets, go to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.

Big Oxford Atlas 1 engages students through fascinating and detailed geothemes and provides opportunities for them to find out more from case studies included throughout the atlas. Students are encouraged to explore more detailed maps using advanced understandings of grid references, scale, direction and distance. Exploring the world through a wider range of geothemes and maps, students uncover basic spatial patterns that lead to early understandings of the natural and human processes that define the world we live in. Large format book and digital interactive maps, on CD-ROM, designed to support the teaching of map skills Provides teachers with support notes and questions for whole class teaching Spiral bound for displaying on classroom wall All pages laminated for write-on, wipe-off activities.

The new Oxford Children''s Cornish-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Cornish words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Cornish (using SWF) and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

This edition of the Oxford Colour German Dictionary Plus has up-to-date coverage of essential German, updated cultural notes, a ''Words you must know'' section, games, and grammar help - all in a portable, durable format.

Simple and easy to use on a daily basis, this neat spelling book provides 3000 words for each year, from age 9 through to 11 years, in manageable chunks. 5-a-day plus extra to consolidate makes learning to spell tricky words easy. Using the Oxford Children''s Corpus to target words thatchildren most frequently misspell, along with the Primary Curriculum spelling lists, children will learn all the words they need to spell correctly - for life.

Aimed at Upper primary students (ages 10 to 12)Completely revised and updated to reflect contemporary word creation and usageOver 20,000 dictionary headwords and 10,000 thesaurus headwordsDictionary entries and corresponding thesaurus entries are located on the same page Dictionary and thesaurus headwords are colour-coded for quick visual reference Mixture of serif and sans serif fonts to distinguish between headwords and definitions and to support readability

Simple and easy to use on a daily basis, this neat vocabulary book provides 1,000 top Spanish words in manageable chunks. Over 40 pages of themed vocabulary lists are based on the curriculum and topics useful for school and for travel, from basic colours and numbers to ordering meals in a restaurant. Each word is set in a sentence to give context and full English translations are provided for all words and phrases. The next section provides help with essential grammar including verbs, tenses, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, question words, etc. The third and final section provides sample questions and answers on common topics like telling the time and talking about family and friends, for support with spoken Spanish and conversation. Fun activities at the end of each section help to reinforce the essential vocabulary and language support provided in the book.

The Oxford Mini School Spanish Dictionary comes in a handy mini format and is ideal for use in the classroom or at home, with excellent curriculum vocabulary coverage, verb tables with English translations, and cultural information and phrases on Spanish life that is especially useful for going on holiday.

The new Oxford Children''s Irish-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Irish words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Irish and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The Oxford Spanish Dictionary for the Caribbean has been specifically written for students learning Spanish in the Caribbean, from those who are just starting out, all the way up to those who are preparing for CSEC exam.

A large print dictionary specially developed and designed with the help and support of RNIB.