The perfect first atlas that helps build locational knowledge, map skills, and subject vocabulary.
Help young learners explore their world with confidence using the newly updated Oxford First Atlas – the perfect first atlas for home learning, school projects, and early geography skills. Designed specifically for children aged 5+ and fully aligned with the EYFS and Key Stage 1 Geography Curriculum, this beautifully illustrated atlas builds early map-reading skills, locational knowledge, and key vocabulary in a child-friendly, engaging way. Key features include:

• Ideal for children aged 5+ (EYFS & KS1): builds foundational geography and map-reading skills.
• Clear, colourful maps of the UK, the continents, and the world: easy for young readers to navigate.
• Simple map keys and symbols designed for early learners.
• Friendly bird character brings learning to life and supports engagement.
• Includes fascinating facts about places, people, nature, and the globe.
• Introduces simple grid references to support early geographical understanding.
• Curriculum-aligned with the National Curriculum in England (KS1 Geography) and the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework.

The perfect first thesaurus for building speaking and writing skills through adventurous language.

Help children build confident speaking and writing skills with the Oxford First Thesaurus – a vibrant, child-friendly thesaurus designed especially for ages 5 and up. Perfect for use at home or in the classroom, it supports early language development by encouraging children to explore new and adventurous vocabulary in a fun, accessible way. Key features include:

• Perfect for ages 5+: Developed specifically for young learners to build early speaking and writing confidence
• Supports vocabulary growth: Age-appropriate example sentences help children understand synonyms in real-life context
• Engaging full-colour illustrations: Bright, 3D artwork helps bring vocabulary to life and makes learning fun
• Easy to navigate: Clear alphabetical layout with alphabet thumb tabs and easy-to-use index so children can independently find the words they need
• Powered by the Oxford Children’s Corpus: Created using a database of real examples of children’s writing ensure natural, relevant vocabulary
• Perfect classroom or home companion: Works seamlessly alongside the Oxford First Dictionary (9781382076487) for complete early-language support

• Suitable for children aged 5+ with age-appropriate definitions and example sentences
• Pronunciation breakdowns for harder to say words
• Clear, accessible alphabetical layout, with alphabet thumb tags down the side of pages for ease of navigation
• Full colour throughout with highly engaging 3D illustrations
• Includes lists of commonly used words, days of the week, seasons, colours, shapes and more
• Powered by the Oxford Children’s Corpus, a unique database of millions of words written by children
• Pairs perfectly with the newly updated Oxford First Thesaurus. (9781382076500)

Africana explores: The beautiful visual cultures and artwork from across Africa, including the printed cottons of Guinea and the mud cloth of Mali Famous figures from African history and modern-day change makers The incredible landscapes and wildlife of the continent, ranging from the deserts of the north, the rainforests of the central regions and the savannahs of the south Featuring a stunning copper foil–detailed cover, this large-format book is packed with maps, timelines and much, much more to open your eyes to the beauty and brilliance of this diverse continent.

The dictionary contains clear simple definitions, up-to-date example sentences, and support on spelling, grammar and punctuation. The thesaurus provides thousands of up-to-date synonyms, alternative words and a special supplement on tricky words, confusable words, and overused words. It is powered by the Oxford Children’s Corpus, a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children.

The clear and accessible design, headwords in colour, the alphabet down the side of every page, and the matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page make navigation easy. Plus, for downloadable word games, puzzles, and activities, go online to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.

Complete with example sentences, fascinating word origins, and grammar and punctuation panels, this dictionary supports today’s students with their language and spelling skills, and helps with the transition from primary to secondary. For free downloadable activity worksheets, go to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.

For free downloadable activity worksheets, go to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.

Each page is clearly laid out so it is easy to pick out the main features – the alphabet down the side of the page, the letter of the page you are on in red. A lovely extra for this age level is the illustrated opening letter – A shows a juicy apple, B shows some buzzing bees. There is also a fully illustrated section at the end with vocabulary on topics related to first learning, e.g.

colours, numbers, shapes, days and months, as well as a list of common words and a simple introduction to grammar with a list of verbs or ‘doing words’. This is a great introduction to the world of dictionaries. For downloadable fun word games, puzzles, and activities, go online to the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.

Knowledge Encyclopedia: Plants and Fungi! teaches kids all about plants and fungi by showing how they work with beautiful illustrations. Peer inside a leaf, watch a seed sprout, follow a root underground, and see how a flower becomes a fruit. This all-encompassing nature encyclopedia for kids offers:

• A whole collection of facts, charts, timelines, and illustrations that cover a vast range of topics.
• Plants and fungi from around the world shown using amazingly detailed CGIs that entice young readers to dive in and explore.
• Important STEM topics covered in life sciences curricula.
• A visual approach using illustrations, photographs and extremely detailed 3D CGI images.

Knowledge Encyclopedia; Plants and Fungi! shows how plants and fungi form the foundations of every ecosystem, making our planet habitable. Life on Earth couldn’t exist without plants and fungi. Plants create the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe.

They regulate the climate, provide habitats for animals, and produce sustainable resources that we can use to make books, clothes, furniture and houses. Fungi are just as important. Every page is packed with incredible facts and statistics.

Did you know that the seeds of the Australian snottygobble plant don’t grow until they’ve been pooed out by emus? Or that the world’s oldest tree began growing before the pyramids were built?