Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Good, 16 Mar 2008
This book is a collection of perfect poems. I enjoyed most of them, however, some of the long ones made me a bit bored. My favourite poem is called `Butter and Margarine' because it is very funny and (kind of) original. It starts with: `Row, Row, Row your Boat, Gently down the Stream, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily'. Then it goes on to say `Life is but a - no it's not, it's margarine!' It is a bit of a joke but then again most of Michael Rosen (the poet)'s poems are hilarious! I would really rate this book 7/ 10 and would strongly recommend it to anyone in the need of a good laugh!

Excellent, 08 Dec 1999
This is the best poetry book I have read. Fun, amusing, serious, and just brilliant. My children also enjoyed it as well!! Well done Michael- more of the same please.

This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life, 14 Nov 1999
This is the best poetry book I have ever read. I especially enjoyed Rosen's poems about his youngest son 'Eddie'. My favourite poem is on page 13 of the book it is entitled 'Harrybo' and it is about Rosen's best friend. This book is suitable for male and female readers of all ages, all you need to enjoy it is a sense of humour!

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Good, 16 Mar 2008
This book is a collection of perfect poems. I enjoyed most of them, however, some of the long ones made me a bit bored. My favourite poem is called `Butter and Margarine' because it is very funny and (kind of) original. It starts with: `Row, Row, Row your Boat, Gently down the Stream, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily'. Then it goes on to say `Life is but a - no it's not, it's margarine!' It is a bit of a joke but then again most of Michael Rosen (the poet)'s poems are hilarious! I would really rate this book 7/ 10 and would strongly recommend it to anyone in the need of a good laugh!

Excellent, 08 Dec 1999
This is the best poetry book I have read. Fun, amusing, serious, and just brilliant. My children also enjoyed it as well!! Well done Michael- more of the same please.

This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life, 14 Nov 1999
This is the best poetry book I have ever read. I especially enjoyed Rosen's poems about his youngest son 'Eddie'. My favourite poem is on page 13 of the book it is entitled 'Harrybo' and it is about Rosen's best friend. This book is suitable for male and female readers of all ages, all you need to enjoy it is a sense of humour!

OUTSTANDING, 04 Oct 2007
I cannot express enough excitement about this book.I thought at first this would be a soso look back book as other weekly comic books have been.This is so much better than all the other nostalgia only books.
Look and learn was always more varied than most comics.Where else would you find actor,Edmund Kean alongside castles and historical figures like Dick Turpin and literary figures like Robin Hood.An entire story of the Trigan Empire comic strip is spread across this lovely large book.
If only the Victor or Tiger comic books could be so thorough.Outstanding.Theres no other word for this marvelous book.Alan J.Butcher.

At last! My opportunity to better myself ..., 23 Sep 2007
As a child of the 60s, the second comic my parents regularly bought me was 'Treasure'. (The first was 'Bimbo', believe it or not.) As far as I can recall, 'Treasure' was about 90% cartoons and captioned picture stories, and 10% big, offputting chunks of text.

On the other hand, my next-door neighbour Peter Whitfield subscribed to 'Look and Learn', which seemed to be pretty much the opposite: 90% text, and a token 10% cartoons. Whenever I was round at his place, I only ever bothered to read the cartoons. He eventually won a place at Cambridge, by the way, and I might reluctantly admit that 'Look and Learn' might have sown the seeds of his eventual academic success.

But now, 40 years on, I'm going to get my own back. Forget the kids -- this book's for me! Brilliant illustrations, bite-size chunks of information, and the truth as it was viewed in the 1960s. Now where's that university entrance form?

This was the bees knees, 16 Sep 2007
Yes this was the bees knees for all us kids in the 60s and 70s. Great history, great facts all written to enthrall us. This was my introduction to history, dinosaurs etc.

I have now bought this for my 10 year old and I know it will enthrall him as much as it did me. Great to see some of the old publications coming back. Much better than the mind numbing rubbish on the TV or the inane computer games.

One of the most popular educational children's magazines ever now with a new lease of life!, 02 Sep 2007
Look and Learn was one of the most contradictory children's weeklys ever to appear. Launched in 1962 as the brain child of then editor Leonard Matthews, a man whose post war career had been steeped in creating some of the most successful children's comics in UK publishing, it's aim was simply to inform and educate it's readership whilst not losing the essential ingredient of entertaining it's potentially fickle audience.

Not an easy task; the concept of creating a magazine that parents would happily endorse and children would equally happily read had few succesful precedents. Matthews solution was to employ the best writers and artists, including some of the greatest comic strip artists of the day to create stories, strips and articles that would present the worlds of science, history, wildlife, literature and travel in as vivid and entertaining a way as possible.

Hence was born Look and Learn and this fabulous book with very little pre-amble represents some of the most visually arresting pages from Look and Learn's twenty year history. Suprisingly the pages still retain the freshness that the images held when they were first published, this is in part due to the editor's wise decision to concentrate much of the collection on Look and Learn's unerring ability to present history as if it has just happened. This was always one of the great strengths of the magazine and the fact that comic strip artists of the stature of Ron Embleton, Peter Jackson, and Frank Bellamy were able to have free reign to write and illustrate strips vividly recreating some of the most seminal moments from times past provided it's youthful audience with the ability to engage with events that had hitherto been largely the provenance of the comparitively dry and dusty world of school text books.

The fact that the information presented could be argued to have an unashamedly Anglocentric slant is in no way an impediment to the coverage presented in these pages. Never has the Great Fire of London, the Battle of Agincourt or the Romans landing in Britain been presented with so much conviction, there have been a slew of publications in the wake of Look and Learn attempting to carry the baton but the literacy and artistry that this volume so guilessly represents has yet to be equalled, let alone bettered.

There were also opportunities for whimsy and a delight in classics of children's literature and the inclusion of such icons of childhood lore as the Pied Piper, Robin Hood or Dick Turpin sit quite comforably with the science-fiction fantasy of Don Lawrence's Trigan Empire, which again manages to retain a freshness which belies it's age.

The energies of the team that has put together this superb volume have to be admired, not only have they sifted through some twenty years worth of of magazines but in many cases they have managed to source the original artwork, so that many of the illustrations are now printed at their optimum best.

All in all this book is a must have, a great book to dip into, a great resource for creatives seeking visual references, the most palatable aid to homwork conceivable and a beautiful book to have on your shelves.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Good, 16 Mar 2008
This book is a collection of perfect poems. I enjoyed most of them, however, some of the long ones made me a bit bored. My favourite poem is called `Butter and Margarine' because it is very funny and (kind of) original. It starts with: `Row, Row, Row your Boat, Gently down the Stream, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily'. Then it goes on to say `Life is but a - no it's not, it's margarine!' It is a bit of a joke but then again most of Michael Rosen (the poet)'s poems are hilarious! I would really rate this book 7/ 10 and would strongly recommend it to anyone in the need of a good laugh!

Excellent, 08 Dec 1999
This is the best poetry book I have read. Fun, amusing, serious, and just brilliant. My children also enjoyed it as well!! Well done Michael- more of the same please.

This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life, 14 Nov 1999
This is the best poetry book I have ever read. I especially enjoyed Rosen's poems about his youngest son 'Eddie'. My favourite poem is on page 13 of the book it is entitled 'Harrybo' and it is about Rosen's best friend. This book is suitable for male and female readers of all ages, all you need to enjoy it is a sense of humour!

OUTSTANDING, 04 Oct 2007
I cannot express enough excitement about this book.I thought at first this would be a soso look back book as other weekly comic books have been.This is so much better than all the other nostalgia only books.
Look and learn was always more varied than most comics.Where else would you find actor,Edmund Kean alongside castles and historical figures like Dick Turpin and literary figures like Robin Hood.An entire story of the Trigan Empire comic strip is spread across this lovely large book.
If only the Victor or Tiger comic books could be so thorough.Outstanding.Theres no other word for this marvelous book.Alan J.Butcher.

At last! My opportunity to better myself ..., 23 Sep 2007
As a child of the 60s, the second comic my parents regularly bought me was 'Treasure'. (The first was 'Bimbo', believe it or not.) As far as I can recall, 'Treasure' was about 90% cartoons and captioned picture stories, and 10% big, offputting chunks of text.

On the other hand, my next-door neighbour Peter Whitfield subscribed to 'Look and Learn', which seemed to be pretty much the opposite: 90% text, and a token 10% cartoons. Whenever I was round at his place, I only ever bothered to read the cartoons. He eventually won a place at Cambridge, by the way, and I might reluctantly admit that 'Look and Learn' might have sown the seeds of his eventual academic success.

But now, 40 years on, I'm going to get my own back. Forget the kids -- this book's for me! Brilliant illustrations, bite-size chunks of information, and the truth as it was viewed in the 1960s. Now where's that university entrance form?

This was the bees knees, 16 Sep 2007
Yes this was the bees knees for all us kids in the 60s and 70s. Great history, great facts all written to enthrall us. This was my introduction to history, dinosaurs etc.

I have now bought this for my 10 year old and I know it will enthrall him as much as it did me. Great to see some of the old publications coming back. Much better than the mind numbing rubbish on the TV or the inane computer games.

One of the most popular educational children's magazines ever now with a new lease of life!, 02 Sep 2007
Look and Learn was one of the most contradictory children's weeklys ever to appear. Launched in 1962 as the brain child of then editor Leonard Matthews, a man whose post war career had been steeped in creating some of the most successful children's comics in UK publishing, it's aim was simply to inform and educate it's readership whilst not losing the essential ingredient of entertaining it's potentially fickle audience.

Not an easy task; the concept of creating a magazine that parents would happily endorse and children would equally happily read had few succesful precedents. Matthews solution was to employ the best writers and artists, including some of the greatest comic strip artists of the day to create stories, strips and articles that would present the worlds of science, history, wildlife, literature and travel in as vivid and entertaining a way as possible.

Hence was born Look and Learn and this fabulous book with very little pre-amble represents some of the most visually arresting pages from Look and Learn's twenty year history. Suprisingly the pages still retain the freshness that the images held when they were first published, this is in part due to the editor's wise decision to concentrate much of the collection on Look and Learn's unerring ability to present history as if it has just happened. This was always one of the great strengths of the magazine and the fact that comic strip artists of the stature of Ron Embleton, Peter Jackson, and Frank Bellamy were able to have free reign to write and illustrate strips vividly recreating some of the most seminal moments from times past provided it's youthful audience with the ability to engage with events that had hitherto been largely the provenance of the comparitively dry and dusty world of school text books.

The fact that the information presented could be argued to have an unashamedly Anglocentric slant is in no way an impediment to the coverage presented in these pages. Never has the Great Fire of London, the Battle of Agincourt or the Romans landing in Britain been presented with so much conviction, there have been a slew of publications in the wake of Look and Learn attempting to carry the baton but the literacy and artistry that this volume so guilessly represents has yet to be equalled, let alone bettered.

There were also opportunities for whimsy and a delight in classics of children's literature and the inclusion of such icons of childhood lore as the Pied Piper, Robin Hood or Dick Turpin sit quite comforably with the science-fiction fantasy of Don Lawrence's Trigan Empire, which again manages to retain a freshness which belies it's age.

The energies of the team that has put together this superb volume have to be admired, not only have they sifted through some twenty years worth of of magazines but in many cases they have managed to source the original artwork, so that many of the illustrations are now printed at their optimum best.

All in all this book is a must have, a great book to dip into, a great resource for creatives seeking visual references, the most palatable aid to homwork conceivable and a beautiful book to have on your shelves.

Well designed for children and easy to use, 14 Mar 2008
The bright clear layout of that makes it easy for a child (KS2/KS3) to pick up and use. It is brightly coloured, and sections are broken up with boxed items and graphics which stop this appearing like yet another dictionary.

We found this could be used for homework straight away and is proving a great vocabulary builder.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Good, 16 Mar 2008
This book is a collection of perfect poems. I enjoyed most of them, however, some of the long ones made me a bit bored. My favourite poem is called `Butter and Margarine' because it is very funny and (kind of) original. It starts with: `Row, Row, Row your Boat, Gently down the Stream, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily'. Then it goes on to say `Life is but a - no it's not, it's margarine!' It is a bit of a joke but then again most of Michael Rosen (the poet)'s poems are hilarious! I would really rate this book 7/ 10 and would strongly recommend it to anyone in the need of a good laugh!

Excellent, 08 Dec 1999
This is the best poetry book I have read. Fun, amusing, serious, and just brilliant. My children also enjoyed it as well!! Well done Michael- more of the same please.

This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life, 14 Nov 1999
This is the best poetry book I have ever read. I especially enjoyed Rosen's poems about his youngest son 'Eddie'. My favourite poem is on page 13 of the book it is entitled 'Harrybo' and it is about Rosen's best friend. This book is suitable for male and female readers of all ages, all you need to enjoy it is a sense of humour!

OUTSTANDING, 04 Oct 2007
I cannot express enough excitement about this book.I thought at first this would be a soso look back book as other weekly comic books have been.This is so much better than all the other nostalgia only books.
Look and learn was always more varied than most comics.Where else would you find actor,Edmund Kean alongside castles and historical figures like Dick Turpin and literary figures like Robin Hood.An entire story of the Trigan Empire comic strip is spread across this lovely large book.
If only the Victor or Tiger comic books could be so thorough.Outstanding.Theres no other word for this marvelous book.Alan J.Butcher.

At last! My opportunity to better myself ..., 23 Sep 2007
As a child of the 60s, the second comic my parents regularly bought me was 'Treasure'. (The first was 'Bimbo', believe it or not.) As far as I can recall, 'Treasure' was about 90% cartoons and captioned picture stories, and 10% big, offputting chunks of text.

On the other hand, my next-door neighbour Peter Whitfield subscribed to 'Look and Learn', which seemed to be pretty much the opposite: 90% text, and a token 10% cartoons. Whenever I was round at his place, I only ever bothered to read the cartoons. He eventually won a place at Cambridge, by the way, and I might reluctantly admit that 'Look and Learn' might have sown the seeds of his eventual academic success.

But now, 40 years on, I'm going to get my own back. Forget the kids -- this book's for me! Brilliant illustrations, bite-size chunks of information, and the truth as it was viewed in the 1960s. Now where's that university entrance form?

This was the bees knees, 16 Sep 2007
Yes this was the bees knees for all us kids in the 60s and 70s. Great history, great facts all written to enthrall us. This was my introduction to history, dinosaurs etc.

I have now bought this for my 10 year old and I know it will enthrall him as much as it did me. Great to see some of the old publications coming back. Much better than the mind numbing rubbish on the TV or the inane computer games.

One of the most popular educational children's magazines ever now with a new lease of life!, 02 Sep 2007
Look and Learn was one of the most contradictory children's weeklys ever to appear. Launched in 1962 as the brain child of then editor Leonard Matthews, a man whose post war career had been steeped in creating some of the most successful children's comics in UK publishing, it's aim was simply to inform and educate it's readership whilst not losing the essential ingredient of entertaining it's potentially fickle audience.

Not an easy task; the concept of creating a magazine that parents would happily endorse and children would equally happily read had few succesful precedents. Matthews solution was to employ the best writers and artists, including some of the greatest comic strip artists of the day to create stories, strips and articles that would present the worlds of science, history, wildlife, literature and travel in as vivid and entertaining a way as possible.

Hence was born Look and Learn and this fabulous book with very little pre-amble represents some of the most visually arresting pages from Look and Learn's twenty year history. Suprisingly the pages still retain the freshness that the images held when they were first published, this is in part due to the editor's wise decision to concentrate much of the collection on Look and Learn's unerring ability to present history as if it has just happened. This was always one of the great strengths of the magazine and the fact that comic strip artists of the stature of Ron Embleton, Peter Jackson, and Frank Bellamy were able to have free reign to write and illustrate strips vividly recreating some of the most seminal moments from times past provided it's youthful audience with the ability to engage with events that had hitherto been largely the provenance of the comparitively dry and dusty world of school text books.

The fact that the information presented could be argued to have an unashamedly Anglocentric slant is in no way an impediment to the coverage presented in these pages. Never has the Great Fire of London, the Battle of Agincourt or the Romans landing in Britain been presented with so much conviction, there have been a slew of publications in the wake of Look and Learn attempting to carry the baton but the literacy and artistry that this volume so guilessly represents has yet to be equalled, let alone bettered.

There were also opportunities for whimsy and a delight in classics of children's literature and the inclusion of such icons of childhood lore as the Pied Piper, Robin Hood or Dick Turpin sit quite comforably with the science-fiction fantasy of Don Lawrence's Trigan Empire, which again manages to retain a freshness which belies it's age.

The energies of the team that has put together this superb volume have to be admired, not only have they sifted through some twenty years worth of of magazines but in many cases they have managed to source the original artwork, so that many of the illustrations are now printed at their optimum best.

All in all this book is a must have, a great book to dip into, a great resource for creatives seeking visual references, the most palatable aid to homwork conceivable and a beautiful book to have on your shelves.

Well designed for children and easy to use, 14 Mar 2008
The bright clear layout of that makes it easy for a child (KS2/KS3) to pick up and use. It is brightly coloured, and sections are broken up with boxed items and graphics which stop this appearing like yet another dictionary.

We found this could be used for homework straight away and is proving a great vocabulary builder.

best children's dictionary, 22 Mar 2006
Unlike many others, this enables top juniors & younger secondary pupils to look up words easily and find definitions and examples which they can understand. Clear, helpful lay-out. As a teacher and parent I recommend it highly.

sadly lacking from Suffolk UK, 25 Feb 2004
Again, like the thesaurus, sadly bereft of the colour of English language. Vast chunks omitted for specious reasons. What a pity that to include the word School in the book's title, thereby attracting a hungry corner of the market, should serve to seemingly justify an over-zealous censor. Eleven pluses (the target audience) are not fooled!

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it gives you a little bit of information underneath the word. I dictated this and mum typed it.

Good, 16 Mar 2008
This book is a collection of perfect poems. I enjoyed most of them, however, some of the long ones made me a bit bored. My favourite poem is called `Butter and Margarine' because it is very funny and (kind of) original. It starts with: `Row, Row, Row your Boat, Gently down the Stream, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily'. Then it goes on to say `Life is but a - no it's not, it's margarine!' It is a bit of a joke but then again most of Michael Rosen (the poet)'s poems are hilarious! I would really rate this book 7/ 10 and would strongly recommend it to anyone in the need of a good laugh!

Excellent, 08 Dec 1999
This is the best poetry book I have read. Fun, amusing, serious, and just brilliant. My children also enjoyed it as well!! Well done Michael- more of the same please.

This is the best poetry book I have ever read in my life, 14 Nov 1999
This is the best poetry book I have ever read. I especially enjoyed Rosen's poems about his youngest son 'Eddie'. My favourite poem is on page 13 of the book it is entitled 'Harrybo' and it is about Rosen's best friend. This book is suitable for male and female readers of all ages, all you need to enjoy it is a sense of humour!

OUTSTANDING, 04 Oct 2007
I cannot express enough excitement about this book.I thought at first this would be a soso look back book as other weekly comic books have been.This is so much better than all the other nostalgia only books.
Look and learn was always more varied than most comics.Where else would you find actor,Edmund Kean alongside castles and historical figures like Dick Turpin and literary figures like Robin Hood.An entire story of the Trigan Empire comic strip is spread across this lovely large book.
If only the Victor or Tiger comic books could be so thorough.Outstanding.Theres no other word for this marvelous book.Alan J.Butcher.

At last! My opportunity to better myself ..., 23 Sep 2007
As a child of the 60s, the second comic my parents regularly bought me was 'Treasure'. (The first was 'Bimbo', believe it or not.) As far as I can recall, 'Treasure' was about 90% cartoons and captioned picture stories, and 10% big, offputting chunks of text.

On the other hand, my next-door neighbour Peter Whitfield subscribed to 'Look and Learn', which seemed to be pretty much the opposite: 90% text, and a token 10% cartoons. Whenever I was round at his place, I only ever bothered to read the cartoons. He eventually won a place at Cambridge, by the way, and I might reluctantly admit that 'Look and Learn' might have sown the seeds of his eventual academic success.

But now, 40 years on, I'm going to get my own back. Forget the kids -- this book's for me! Brilliant illustrations, bite-size chunks of information, and the truth as it was viewed in the 1960s. Now where's that university entrance form?

This was the bees knees, 16 Sep 2007
Yes this was the bees knees for all us kids in the 60s and 70s. Great history, great facts all written to enthrall us. This was my introduction to history, dinosaurs etc.

I have now bought this for my 10 year old and I know it will enthrall him as much as it did me. Great to see some of the old publications coming back. Much better than the mind numbing rubbish on the TV or the inane computer games.

One of the most popular educational children's magazines ever now with a new lease of life!, 02 Sep 2007
Look and Learn was one of the most contradictory children's weeklys ever to appear. Launched in 1962 as the brain child of then editor Leonard Matthews, a man whose post war career had been steeped in creating some of the most successful children's comics in UK publishing, it's aim was simply to inform and educate it's readership whilst not losing the essential ingredient of entertaining it's potentially fickle audience.

Not an easy task; the concept of creating a magazine that parents would happily endorse and children would equally happily read had few succesful precedents. Matthews solution was to employ the best writers and artists, including some of the greatest comic strip artists of the day to create stories, strips and articles that would present the worlds of science, history, wildlife, literature and travel in as vivid and entertaining a way as possible.

Hence was born Look and Learn and this fabulous book with very little pre-amble represents some of the most visually arresting pages from Look and Learn's twenty year history. Suprisingly the pages still retain the freshness that the images held when they were first published, this is in part due to the editor's wise decision to concentrate much of the collection on Look and Learn's unerring ability to present history as if it has just happened. This was always one of the great strengths of the magazine and the fact that comic strip artists of the stature of Ron Embleton, Peter Jackson, and Frank Bellamy were able to have free reign to write and illustrate strips vividly recreating some of the most seminal moments from times past provided it's youthful audience with the ability to engage with events that had hitherto been largely the provenance of the comparitively dry and dusty world of school text books.

The fact that the information presented could be argued to have an unashamedly Anglocentric slant is in no way an impediment to the coverage presented in these pages. Never has the Great Fire of London, the Battle of Agincourt or the Romans landing in Britain been presented with so much conviction, there have been a slew of publications in the wake of Look and Learn attempting to carry the baton but the literacy and artistry that this volume so guilessly represents has yet to be equalled, let alone bettered.

There were also opportunities for whimsy and a delight in classics of children's literature and the inclusion of such icons of childhood lore as the Pied Piper, Robin Hood or Dick Turpin sit quite comforably with the science-fiction fantasy of Don Lawrence's Trigan Empire, which again manages to retain a freshness which belies it's age.

The energies of the team that has put together this superb volume have to be admired, not only have they sifted through some twenty years worth of of magazines but in many cases they have managed to source the original artwork, so that many of the illustrations are now printed at their optimum best.

All in all this book is a must have, a great book to dip into, a great resource for creatives seeking visual references, the most palatable aid to homwork conceivable and a beautiful book to have on your shelves.

Well designed for children and easy to use, 14 Mar 2008
The bright clear layout of that makes it easy for a child (KS2/KS3) to pick up and use. It is brightly coloured, and sections are broken up with boxed items and graphics which stop this appearing like yet another dictionary.

We found this could be used for homework straight away and is proving a great vocabulary builder.

best children's dictionary, 22 Mar 2006
Unlike many others, this enables top juniors & younger secondary pupils to look up words easily and find definitions and examples which they can understand. Clear, helpful lay-out. As a teacher and parent I recommend it highly.

sadly lacking from Suffolk UK, 25 Feb 2004
Again, like the thesaurus, sadly bereft of the colour of English language. Vast chunks omitted for specious reasons. What a pity that to include the word School in the book's title, thereby attracting a hungry corner of the market, should serve to seemingly justify an over-zealous censor. Eleven pluses (the target audience) are not fooled!

Turn it off, please, 17 Mar 2008
My daughter(20 months)loves this dvd so much that it's on more that once a day, she asks for it all the time. I think she especially enjoys the real-life images of children playing . I speak Spanish and am happy with the educational content. I think the music is a winner too, she does she!!

OK, 10 Nov 2007
I am no expert in Spanish but this appears to be the South American (Mexican)version rather than Castillian. Having said that it is a jolly little DVD and my children enjoy it.

Perfect for KS2, 31 Jul 2008
My son needed something more than his picture dictionary, but not so large he lost interest in looking a word up - and this is perfect.

The only down side is the size (A5) and being a hardback, it is a little heavy for carrying around on a daily basis.

Fantastic resource for all children, 09 Oct 2000
This dictionary was recommended by my mother - a primary teacher over over 20 years experience as the best infant dictionary around. Having purchased it - I can only agree. Fully supports the National Curiculum.

Happy customer, 25 Jul 2008
Very, very happy with this book. Spent ages looking at all the different titles then took a chance by ordering this one. Made the right decision. Format is fresh, easy to glance through or read in more detail depending on how much time you have. Plenty of names to choose from, modern, traditional, trendy, a few foreign names but not too many. Ideal for naming baby without having to trawl through crazy names or a multitude of American names. Within ten minutes of reading this i'd found a few good names. Perfect.

Intelligent and entertaining, 18 Apr 2008
There are so, so many rubbish name books out there. This is one of a very few gems (the only other one I'd recommend is the Oxford Dictionary of First Names).

It's full of interesting, and accurate tidbits about the names, which the author sometimes groups together in themes - for example, Alfred and Aubrey might be talked about in the same entry because both have meanings about elves. This doesn't mean the names are hard to find, though, as they are all ordered alphabetically. Just don't be put off if some of them say "See 'X'"; it doesn't mean they've been lumped in with another name, but that they will be discussed with them. This gives the book an almost conversational feel, as if you were listening to someone really well-informed talk about names. The introduction, too, is very interesting and makes it obvious she has done her research (she even provides a bibliography). I really enjoyed reading it and haven't spotted a single factual inaccuracy of the kind that other name books are riddled with. The only strange thing is that there are lots of typos in my edition. It's a shame that such a good book clearly hasn't been proofread to do it justice.

Great For Kids!, 10 Aug 2004
My parents brought me this wonderful Oxford dictionary when i was just seven years old as they thought that it would help me a lot with my spelling and general understanding of the English language, which is so hard to understand even now! However with this supurb reference for kids between the ages of about seven to nine although of course it can be used before or after this age bracket if nessesary.

This revised version of the Oxford Junior Dictionary is all set out as simply as possible so that young children will be able to understand it easily and not feel too daunted. Each word is in bold font and printed in red so you can easily tell the words from the description. Next to each word in a smaller font is the part of speech, either noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, or preposition. Again next to that there are written any other forms that the word may come in, mainly plurrals. Underneath these three things there is much simplified definition of what the above word in red means. Also included with the definition is an example of who the word could be used in a sentence, a phrase, and any derived words. All this is explained simply in the front of the dictionary so that children can find out for themselves the layout of the book.

At the age that this dictionary is designed for, many children have not yet learned their alphabet fully or if they have then may find it hard to work out in their heads. For this reason there is a list along the top of every page with the whole alphabet and if for example you turn to the G's then the G on the top of those pages will be highlighted in red so that children can easily see where they are in the alphabet and decide whether they need to go forward or backwards to find the word that they are looking for.

Another great extra feature is that in the back of the book there are some basic facts for children, such as the days of the week, the months of the year, units of time, shapes, numbers, and countries and peoples of the world. These can come in really useful if you want to know for example how many days there are in a leap year, or what the people in Holland are called.

Overall, 'The Oxord Junior Dictionary' really is a brilliant book with only the nessasary words for children and with all the definitions simplified to their basic meaning. Designed for children between seven and nine, this book is a winner and really is a must-have to help children during there first few years of school. Whether used at school, at home, or both this book is highly recommended.

This is a dictionary with 'really good words'!, 08 Dec 2000
I wanted this dictionary because it has very good words like agitation and metamorphosis and I like it a lot because it is very useful for school work. My mum is going to get it for me as it is the same as the one I use in my school library and it goes with the Oxford Junior Thesaurus. The print is very clear and it