A superb and essential reference book, this combined dictionary and thesaurus provides all the resources students need to help with writing at home and at school. Clearly displayed entries include all the essential dictionary information, plus example sentences and detailed labelled pictures, while the thesaurus is arranged alphabetically, with illustrated panels packed with words guaranteed to make writing more exciting.70,000 words and phrases20,000 definitions1,500 illustrationsInternet links to useful websites"This excellent mixture of seriousness and accessibility makes it a great precursor to use of 'proper' boring, un-illustrated dictionaries, which seem to lack something after seeing this." Junior Focus