Dictionaries & Languages

Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn French the fun way! An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners. 

This new edition of the Oxford Primary Dictionary supports the curriculum's higher vocabulary expectations by including more varied vocabulary; words such as chortle, cacophony, amulet and vlog are new, along with others from a wide range of areas such as animals (e.g. narwhal, sabre-toothed), history (e.g.longship, palaeontoglist), mythology (e.g. cyclops, selkie) and space and science fiction (e.g. spacewalk, teleport).

A new edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus in durable hardback format with thousands of synonyms, writing tips, overused words and word webs to build writing skills.

This popular dictionary, formerly published as the Penguin Dictionary of Electronics, has been extensively revised and updated, providing more than 5,000 clear, concise, and jargon-free A-Z entries on key terms, theories, and practices in the areas of electronics and electrical science.

A new edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus in paperback with thousands of synonyms, writing tips, overused words and word webs to build writing skills.

The must-have Back to School Spanish dictionary for Year 7. A pocket-sized Spanish to English and English to Spanish reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use.

The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning. A handy and affordable German to English and English to German reference for every day, including short grammars of German and English. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access when you most need it.

Whether you are learning Russian for pleasure or for work this comprehensive dictionary is the ideal travel partner for you. Russian-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary comes with more than 10,000 illustrated terms that are arranged by themes and situations, making learning easy. 

New, pocket sized collection of Irish women's quotations.