By Andrew Delahunty (author)
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5+ (Year 1, KS 1) . The Oxford First Dictionary is the authoritative dictionary for children in their first years at school. This edition has a fresh design, bright artwork and up-to-date entries and will help build language skills in an enjoyable way. Your child might even become a word explorer with special sections on phonics, spelling and grammar for reading and writing success. It has, as with all of the Oxford reference range been written and edited by teaching experts.
Help children build strong early language skills with the newly updated Oxford First Dictionary - a trusted tool for supporting vocabulary development, spelling, and reading comprehension at home or at school. Key features include: • Suitable for children aged 5+ with age-appropriate definitions and example sentences • Pronunciation breakdowns for harder to say words • Clear, accessible alphabetical layout, with alphabet thumb tags down the side of pages for ease of navigation • Full colour throughout with highly engaging 3D illustrations • Includes lists of commonly used words, days of the week, seasons, colours, shapes and more • Powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique database of millions of words written by children • Pairs perfectly with the newly updated Oxford First Thesaurus. (9781382076500)
Help children build strong early language skills with the newly updated Oxford First Dictionary - a trusted tool for supporting vocabulary development, spelling, and reading comprehension at home or at school. Key features include: • Suitable for children aged 5+ with age-appropriate definitions and example sentences • Pronunciation breakdowns for harder to say words • Clear, accessible alphabetical layout, with alphabet thumb tags down the side of pages for ease of navigation • Full colour throughout with highly engaging 3D illustrations • Includes lists of commonly used words, days of the week, seasons, colours, shapes and more • Powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a unique database of millions of words written by children • Pairs perfectly with the newly updated Oxford First Thesaurus. (9781382076500)
‘...at this price every family should have one.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Simply brilliant.’ Sunday Express ‘Beautifully presented. The illustrations are bright and plentiful, and include children of all races and both sexes, a refreshing improvement on many children's dictionaries.’ Times Educational Supplement ‘A number of important features make this book an excellent `first' dictionary. The definitions are clear and precise with an obvious eye for their use by young readers...the illustrations provide extra information...The layout is also carefully thought out. The pictures are colourful and precise, helping children match images to words.’ Child Education ‘A thoughtfully compiled dictionary for children aged five years upwards, full of appealing and appropriate multicultural illustrations...altogether excellent.’ School Librarian ‘...atttractively presented...simple to use and suitable for dipping into as well as for reference.’ Junior Bookshelf ‘A bright, colourful dictionary bursting with information for young word-seekers. Definitions are crystal clear - examples show how a word is used - plurals, comparatives, and tenses are given. A picture section shows colours, fruit and vegetables, animals and more.’ Good Book Guide - Children's ‘well worth buying for family use’ Books For Your Children
Andrew Delahunty is a lexicographer and writer on language with many years' experience compiling dictionaries and thesauruses for children. Children have a natural fascination for words and love playing with language.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Oxford First Dictionary and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Oxford First Dictionary features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Dictionaries, Reference Works, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Oxford First Dictionary was written by Andrew Delahunty and published by Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD
Oxford First Dictionary has 160 pages
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