Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary

A completely new Oxford Illustrated Junior Dictionary.

* 10,000 words and phrases

* 300 new, modern and informative colour illustrations

* Uses same text as new Oxford Junior Dictionary so includes up-to-date vocabulary eg. additive, Baishakhi, bar chart, biodegradable, bungee jumping

* Up-to-date definitions eg. baking- when the weather is baking, it is very hot

* Pronunciation guides for difficult words eg. asthma - say ass-ma

* Information on Word Families, Usage, Compounds and Derived words

* Special word origins supplement at the back

* No confusing abbreviations - word classes (parts of speech) and inflections written in full

* Style labels ( eg. Astro-turf (trademark) ) to encourage accurate use of language

* Up-to-date example sentences and phrases show how words are used in context

* Useful introduction and key on how to get the best out of the dictionary and Appendices