The popular Chambers School Thesaurus has always been an invaluable resource to help students aged 10-14 enrich their vocabulary, giving relevant and up-to-date synonyms and antonyms. It also includes additional hyponym panels showing related words such as terms used in computing or types of animal. Word Workshop panels explore the alternatives to overused words such as 'good' or 'bad' in an involving and accessible way, and Word Study panels provide useful idioms and phrases. All this comes in an easy-to-use A to Z format, with colour picking out the different senses of each word, helping students use their thesaurus more effectively. With its two-colour design and competitive price point, it is an ideal companion volume to Chambers School Dictionary.

The Chambers Thesaurus sells more copies, and contains more synonyms, than any other English thesaurus. This 5th edition, new for 2015, retains the much-loved features of The Chambers Thesaurus, but also includes a brand new two-colour Word Lover's Ramble at the back, showing how English words and definitions have changed in recent years. The Chambers Thesaurus is now the UK's number 1 selling hardback thesaurus. It is regarded as the thesaurus of choice for crossword setters and solvers, and is popular with players of wordgames such as Scrabble(R) and Words With Friends(R). It is famous for its Scottish heritage, its thorough coverage of obscure words and its unique personality. "Chambers stands out like a baroque mansion in a city of faceless concrete." Melvyn Bragg

A fantastic school thesaurus in the best-selling Gem format, for 11+. This fantastic thesaurus has been written specially to help with homework. It provides thousands of synonyms to increase vocabulary, with the most important synonyms highlighted to help students make the right choice. It is suitable for ages 11+.

"This newly updated, user friendly encyclopedia explains concepts, aims and current requirements in all aspects of the primary English curriculum and is an invaluable reference for all training and practising teachers. Now in its fourth edition, entries have been updated to take account of new research and thinking and now reflect the requirements of the new Primary National Curriculum and particularly The Communication, Language and Literacy Development element. The approach is critical but constructive and supportive of the reflective practitioner in developing sound subject knowledge and good classroom practice. The encyclopedia includes: - over 600 entries, including new entries on English in the Early Years, bilingualism, SEN, the use of the internet, synthetic phonics and many more - short definitions of key concepts - succinct explanations of current UK requirements - extended entries on major topics such as speaking and listening, reading, writing, drama, poetry, bilingualism and children's literature - input on new literacies and new kinds of texts for children - discussion of current issues and some input on the history of English teaching in the primary years - gender and literacy - important references for each topic, advice on further reading and accounts of recent research findings - a Who's Who of Primary English and lists of essential texts, updated for this new edition. This encyclopedia will be ideal for student teachers on BA and PGCE courses preparing for work in primary schools and primary school teachers"--