This new 2012 edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Thesaurus features thousands of synonyms with new illustrations & photographs in a contemporary & easy-to-use design. Entries are simple & clear & include example sentences to show the words in context. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children. Writing tips on choosing the right word character & setting vocabulary & alternatives to words like 'nice' & 'good' are given to support young writers. Getting around the thesaurus is easy with the alphabet on every page & coloured tabs highlighting the letter of the page. The Top 10 Tips for Writing Stories at the back are excellent. It is the ideal companion to the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary. What's more you can go online for fun word activities for school & home on the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.