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Help your child learn their first words with this fantastic picture dictionary, full of fun and colourful images to engage little learners.

This book combines a dictionary and a grammar. With over 40,000 references and 70,000 translations, the bilingual dictionary offers extensive coverage of contemporary vocabulary and usage. It contains comprehensive world lists in which meanings and context are differentiated and provides thousands of complementary phrases and constructions. Throughout the dictionary there is a particular emphasis on the basic vocabulary of each language. Created as a learning and revision aid for students of Ger...

In addition to an entirely new layout and typography for both the dictionary text and the guide to French grammar, the text has been fully updated to include all the latest vocabulary. A new feature of this revised edition are the highlighted entries offering cultural and encyclopedic information on key aspects of life in France. Now updated for the millennium, this new edition of the French School Dictionary and Grammar is an invaluable companion to anyone involved in French language studies.

Developed by a team of language experts and educators, the Berlitz Kids Picture Dictionary is a fun and lively way for children up to age nine to develop language skills. Packed with more than 1,000 playfully illustrated words, young language learners will be introduced to colors, shapes, numbers, family members, animals, and much more! Every word is accompanied by a simple sentence and a colorful picture. Special pages introduce such kid-friendly topics as clothing, insects, flowers, and toys.

A fun-filled and interactive pull-the-tab book that features the full Letterland alphabet in eye-catching scenes. Young children will delight in the simple rhyming text while pulling the tabs to see the Letterland characters come to life. Kicking King can be made to kick his football, Munching Mike to munch on his motorbike and Water Witch to fly through the air! Every page has its own unique pull-the-tab feature. This novel introduction to the Letterland alphabet will fascinate, educate and e...

Initiation into a foreign language is an easy learning process for a child, and it is much easier when done through visual memory. This dictionary brings together five languages - Welsh, English, Spanish, French and German. Children will learn to write and speak words linked to the family, the human body, clothes, food, plants, our planet, transport, houses, school, jobs and sport.

Pictures labeled in English and German are grouped in such familiar categories as Our Classroom, Our House, The Four Seasons, Colors, Numbers, and A Map of the World.

Here's a fun way for younger children and learners to build a basic vocabulary in Welsh. Brilliant reinforcement of everyday words in Welsh featuring 270 familiar words brought to life in engagingly illustrated scenes and includes pronunciation guide for every word.

The Oxford School Thesaurus was previously published as The Oxford Study Thesaurus.

This dictionary is intended for use by English learners of French. It should take the learner through the school years of French study, from the first day of learning French, right through to exams. There are 35,000 headword entries and phrases in colour, 40,000 translations, and coverage of vocabulary specified in the school curriculum. It covers major cities and countries of the world, including a map of France. There are verb tables to help with grammar, many examples to show how words are us...

This is a new edition with completely up-to-date text to take young readers into 2000. Specially written for 8 year olds and upwards it is an ideal companion to "The Oxford Children's Dictionary". Its main features are: 70,000 synonyms, similar and related words; headword entries in colour; headwords and examples carefully chosen to tie in with those in dictionary; extensive treatment of core vocabulary; naturalness of examples supported by British National Corpus; information organized clearly...

Updated for 2004 with over 800 new entries covering: euro (with value of euro compared to old currency); IT ( internet, internet cafe, double click, interactive compact disk, hard disk, floppy disk, @ the at sign in email addresses, website); ecology (endangered species, oil slick, wind farm) and Spanish culture and customs (telephoning, sport, food and modern life such as text messaging). This new edition has been expanded to include 800 new headwords with particular attention paid to new termi...

The Electronic Scots School Dictionary takes the Scots language into the computer. It is aimed at children in the upper primary and lower secondary age range. Features include: *bilingual text, Scots/English and English/Scots *user-friendly layout of dictionary words *electronic searching on all words *over 600 spoken pronunciations *regional maps *clear, illustrated helpfile Special features: *Grammar Broonie provides a mini Scots grammar guide *Ma Ain Dictionary encouraging children to write a...

?The Kingfisher Illustrated Pocket Dictionary is an essential tool for reference, for building dictionary skills, or just for plain browsing. It was compiled by an experienced lexicographer with the assistance with a team of highly qualified consultants, and has now been comprehensively revised for a new generation of children.

Packed with hundreds of illustrated definitions about astronomy and space, Space Dictionary for Kids is certain to spark any kid's enthusiasm for the solar system and galaxy. Explore cosmology, stars and galaxies, the solar system, space exploration, and exoplanets and astrobiology. Hop on an astronomy timeline to learn the story of how primitive ancient beliefs evolved over centuries to become a high-technology science. Crack up over the humorous sidebars that expand on the topic of space with...