Oxford Children's Thesaurus

Oxford Children's Thesaurus Synopsis

Help children take their writing and speaking skills to the next level with the Oxford Children's Thesaurus - the essential vocabulary builder for young learners aged 8+. Perfect for home learning, homework support, or independent writing, this thesaurus inspires children to expand their language with thousands of exciting, creative, age-appropriate synonyms.

Key features include: • Builds confident writing and speaking skills for ages 8+ (KS2), with thousands of exciting, creative synonyms designed specifically for children. • Clear, age-appropriate example sentences show synonyms in context, making it easy for young learners to understand and use new vocabulary independently.

• Photographic images throughout help support comprehension and strengthen visual learning. • Easy-to-navigate design with alphabet thumb tabs, allowing children to quickly find the words they need for homework, school projects, or creative writing. • Includes a full writing supplement covering fiction, non-fiction, reports, and descriptive writing, helping children apply their new vocabulary in real tasks.

• Overused Word panels offer smarter, more interesting alternatives to words like nice, good, big, and fun, helping children avoid repetition. • Writing Tips panels inspire creativity and help children experiment with tone, detail, and expression. • Word Web panels show related words and ideas to further develop vocabulary breadth and help children make richer word choices.

• Powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus - a unique database of children's writing - ensuring vocabulary reflects real writing by real children and supports the words young learners actually use. • An ideal companion to the Oxford Children's Dictionary (9781382074117), supporting both vocabulary building and dictionary skills.