Oxford Primary Thesaurus

by Susan Rennie

This new edition of the Oxford Primary Thesaurus is bursting with thousands of synonyms to enrich children's writing. Entries are simple and clear, and include example sentences from children's favourite authors which model how to use different words in context. Alphabet tabs on every page make navigation very easy. Extra writing support is given for overused words such as nice and good, topic vocabulary at words such as animal or castle, and writing tips at words such as food, weather and clothes suggest ways to create colourful descriptions. Finding new and alternative words is easy, quick and fun. The Oxford Primary Thesaurus is an invaluable reference tool for pupils to use to edit and improve their writing. An ideal companion to the new updated edition of the Oxford Primary Dictionary. Go online at www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com for the accompanying free downloadable activities.

512 pages, Hardcover

First published May 3, 2007

About the author

Susan Rennie is a writer, researcher and lexicographer. She was Editor of the Dictionary of the Scots Language and the Historical Thesaurus of Scots projects at the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow. She has worked on The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary and Chambers Dictionary, and is the chief editor of the Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary. Her monograph on Jamieson's Dictionary of Scots (OUP, 2012) was shortlisted for the Saltire Society Research Book of the Year, and she recently discovered the lost manuscript of James Boswell's Scots dictionary, which she is currently editing for publication. Susan was also one of the co-founders of Itchy Coo Books and has written several books in Scots for children, including the award-winning Animal ABC and The Derk Isle, the first Scots translation of Tintin.

Reviews

[Levine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Go check out http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/th...

It's a helpful site (:
However, Oxford English Dictionary for Schools (The activities) is waaay better :D

Here's the link: http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/oe...