The Oxford Australian Junior Dictionary is the most contemporary and relevant dictionary for Australian students in the early years of primary school. It is the only current Australian Oxford illustrated dictionary with over 400 contemporary illustrations and photos.

• Thousands of headwords and hundreds of vibrant, full-colour illustrations and photographs
• Contains all Oxford Wordlist 500 words, ensuring students can find the words they are most likely to read and write
• A special study section on grammar and punctuation
• An additional illustrated section including thematic wordlists such as numbers, shapes, time, seasons, fruit and vegetables, and parts of the body
• Free dictionary skills activities and vocabulary resources on Oxford Owl.

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My Personal Dictionary is a modern, engaging and high-quality writing book that helps students to build their personal vocabulary as a building block for learning to write. Aligned to the curriculum, this is a book that students can keep with them from Foundation to Year 2.

With new editions for New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Curriculum, these dictionaries help students create their own word list to help support writing sentences and later extended texts to express ideas. These editions are linked to the new Oxford Handwriting and use bright illustrations that support phonemic awareness.

• Features curriculum-aligned and age-appropriate words from the Oxford Wordlist
• Helps students understand the use of reference tools through the creation of their own simple versions
• Uses state-specific handwriting fonts for practising handwriting skills
• Includes short-vowel rhyming words, common synonyms, homonyms and poetry
• Provides special illustrated wordlists covering different themes in the curriculum including First Nations place names, classroom objects, seasons and more

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The The Australian Primary Oxford Dictionary is an essential reference for Australian Upper Primary students with appendix words that identify core words in key learning areas. Now in its fifth edition, this authoritative source on Australian English has been updated with new and revised headwords and phrases based on the latest Australian-language research.

• Informed by the lexicographical expertise of the Australian National Dictionary Centre
• Over 14,000 headwords with clear definitions, plus alphabet edge indexes
• Includes pronunciation, grammar, punctuation and spelling guide
• Example sentences to show words in context
• Every headword and derivative highlighted in blue for easy recognition

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The Australian Middle Primary Oxford Dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date middle primary dictionary, covering all the latest words students need to know.

• Alphabet edge indexes for clear signposting and easy navigation
• Words from the areas of science, environment, technology, current affairs, world events, politics, food, festivals and culture
• Word building and word usage boxes to develop grammar and language skills
• Example sentences to show words used in context
• Special study section with handy hints for spelling, grammar and punctuation

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Drawing on the very latest Australian research into the words most commonly used by Australian children in Years 3 and 4, the Australian Middle Primary Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus combines a dictionary and thesaurus using an innovative 'one-stop' entry format.

• Alphabet edge indexes for clear signposting and easy navigation
• Simple respelling system to aid pronunciation
• Word origins are explained, while synonyms and antonyms are included within dictionary entries
• Word building boxes are included to develop students’ morphology skills
• Example sentences to show words used in context

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The Integrated Primary Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus 4E designed especially for upper primary school students (ages 10 to 12), this innovative Australian integrated dictionary and thesaurus features over 15,000 dictionary headwords and 8,000 thesaurus headwords.


Fully revised and updated in a vibrant new edition, this resource is informed by the lexicographical expertise of the Australian National Dictionary Centre.

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The essential reference resource for upper primary students, the Australian Advanced Primary Dictionary is a user-friendly and comprehensive reference containing more than 50,000 headwords.

• Over 50 000 headwords, with each headword and derivative highlighted for easy recognition
• Covers contemporary Australian terms and includes words from the areas of environment, technology, popular culture, science, medicine, economics and food
• Contains hundreds of encyclopedic entries, including countries, historical figures and much more
• Appendices include a 32-page grammar and reference guide

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Specifically written for students, the New Zealand Oxford Primary School Dictionary covers points of grammar, usage and spelling as well as general information. Features distinctive New Zealand words and meanings that are labelled accordingly, Māori pronunciation guidance and a simple pronunciation guide for difficult or unusual words.

The fifth edition of the New Zealand School Oxford Dictionary has been thoroughly revised and updated, with hundreds of new words you won't find in other school dictionaries. This best-selling dictionary is written specifically for New Zealand school students and provides easy access to words, while at the same time serving as an introduction to more complex styles of dictionaries.

A compact, easy-to-use A–Z thesaurus of synonyms and antonyms that is the ideal reference for students wanting to improve their communication and writing skills. The only thesaurus specifically written for New Zealand school students.