Contains entries in alphabetical order, and a range of synonyms with supporting example sentences. This thesaurus features useful panels focussing on overused words and writing tips. It also presents example sentences by well-known children's authors, such as Dick King-Smith, Narinda Dhami, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl.

Part of a series designed for young, beginner readers, this work is graded across 4 levels. It has patterning and vocabulary repetition with one sentence per page. It is Level 1b for children getting ready to read. Level 1 corresponds roughly to ORT stage 1+ - 2. It is written for parents to support their children's reading at home.

Winnie's sisters have given her a flying carpet but Winnie is struggling to find something nice to say about it in her thank-you letter as the carpet has been more than a little wayward. Winnie decides to give the carpet one last chance but then disaster strikes. The carpet swoops off with poor Wilbur as its unwilling passenger. Winnie tries to catch it but the carpet is too fast for her and it ..

From almost the moment of its publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. This new edition is derived from the editors modernized Oxford Authors text, with a new introduction that discusses the poem's complexity and critical history, and on-page notes to gloss language and allusions.

This is a new edition of the Concise Oxford Thesaurus, with updated and improved text, new choices of synonyms, and a new design. The Concise Oxford Thesaurus is a comprehensive reference text for the bookshelf at home or in the office. Its usefulness means that it won't stay on the shelf, however. The thesaurus is the perfect tool to use to improve your writing style, whether you are composing .

Now in attractive two-colour design, with 40,000 words and phrases, and 60,000 translations, plus phrasefinder, this mini dictionary is easy to use, robust, and portable, making it ideal for travel and quick reference.

Spring 1540 I am afraid. You are in grave danger. Mother, will you run away with me if I can free you? The servants call it the Lady Tower: the isolated part of the castle where Eleanor's mother is imprisoned after a terrible accusation. For four years Eleanor's only comfort has been their secret notes to one another. A chance discovery reveals a plot to murder her mother. Now Eleanor must free ..

This title is a synthesis of the thought of economist Amartya Sen, who views economic development as a means to extending freedoms rather than an end in itself. By widening his outlook to include poverty, tyranny, lack of opportunity, individual rights, and political structures, Professor Sen provides a useful overview of the development process.

Life is never dull for Winnie the Witch! In 'Hot Cross Winnie' a trip to the shops turns into a desperate hunt for a missing Wilbur; in 'Winnie's Book Day' a problem with reading doesn't stop Winnie from bringing stories to life for a whole class full of children; in 'Winnie Gets Cracking' she creates a 'chocodile' capable of laying chocolate eggs; and in 'Whizz-Bang Winnie' Winnie gets her ...

Little Women has remained enduringly popular since its publication in 1868, becoming the inspiration for a whole genre of family stories. Set in a small New England community, it tells of the March family: Marmee looks after daughters in the absence of her husband, who is serving as an army chaplain in the Civil War, and Meg, Jo,Beth, and Amy experience domestic trials and triumphs as they ...

Blackstone's Police Manuals are the only official reference work for police officers preparing for OSPRE Part 1 promotion examinations. Fully updated for 2009 and endorsed by the National Policing Improvement Agency, they cover all aspects of police law and procedure from a police officer's perspective.

A compact, intermediate-level English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionary covering over 90,000 words and phrases, and over 120,000 translations, including new words in each language. Pinyin romanization and Mandarin pronunciations are given throughout and characters are easily looked up either by pinyin or by radical index.

This is a comprehensive and handy reference to the French language. It has been designed to serve as a convenient and reliable reference tool for a broad range of language learners, or users, from beginners to advanced.

Now in attractive two-colour design, with 40,000 words and phrases, and 60,000 translations, plus phrasefinder, this dictionary is easy to use, robust, and portable, making it ideal for travel and quick reference.

Designed specifically for students, Blackstone's Statutes lead the market in providing a carefully selected, regularly updated, and well sourced collection of legislation for the core subjects and major options offered on the law syllabus. Each title is ideal for use throughout the course and in exams.

Contains a collection of rhymes to enjoy when baby is on your knee or cradled in your arms. The rhymes are gathered into four sections, and there are introductory notes for parents at the beginning of each section. This book aims to introduce babies to movement, rhyme and rhythm, and is for playtime and bedtime.

Issues in medical ethics is an area of ethics that has particular interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. This introduction deals with moral questions, such as euthanasia and the morality of killing, and also explores political questions such as: how should health care resources be distributed fairly?

The Reformation was a seismic event in European history, and one which changed the medieval world. Much which followed in European history can be traced back to this event. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Marshall seeks to explain the causes and consequences of religious and cultural division and difference in western Christianity.

183,500 British and American words, phrases, and meanings, plus 85,000 examples showing how words are used. 20,000 word origins explained on the COMPASS CD-ROM Over 200,000 extra example sentences on the COMPASS CD-ROM.

Acclaimed by language professionals the world over, the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary leads the field. The dictionary is based on the statistical evidence of vast electronic databanks of real language, both written and spoken, making it the most comprehensive, reliable, and up-to-date dictionary of French and English available today. And now, it has even better coverage of the language, with