New Releases by Oxford Dictionaries

Four-level graded readers series, perfect for reading practice and language skills development at upper-primary and lower-secondary levels.Dominoes is a full-colour, interactive readers series that offers students a fun reading experience while building their language skills. With integrated activities, an interactive MultiROM, and exciting, fully dramatized audio for every story, the new edition of the series makes reading motivatingfor students while making it easy for you to develop their reading and language skills.

Simple and easy to use on a daily basis, this neat spelling book provides 3000 words for each year, from age 9 through to 11 years, in manageable chunks. 5-a-day plus extra to consolidate makes learning to spell tricky words easy. Using the Oxford Children''s Corpus to target words thatchildren most frequently misspell, along with the Primary Curriculum spelling lists, children will learn all the words they need to spell correctly - for life.

Simple and easy to use on a daily basis, this neat spelling book provides 3000 words for each year, from age 7 through to 9 years, in manageable chunks. 5-a-day plus extra to consolidate makes learning to spell tricky words easy. Using the Oxford Children''s Corpus to target words that childrenmost frequently misspell, along with the Primary Curriculum spelling lists, children will learn all the words they need to spell correctly - for life.

Over 45,000 synonyms, age-appropriate examples and opposites make this an ideal thesaurus for homework help for children aged 8+. Key features are picked out: Overused Words panels at words such as "nice" and "good" give appropriate alternatives; Word Webs provide related words for projectwork - such as at "bird": types of birds, parts of a birds body, sounds made by birds and words for groups of birds; Writing Tips provide tips and even more vocabulary for writing.The new Creative Writing supplement shows how to create words using prefixes and suffixes, how to use idioms and similies and other was to make your writing effective and powerful. Compiled using the Oxford Children''s Corpus, it reflects children''s vocabulary and delivers support and help where it''sneeded.

The Explorer Progress Books support the activities in the Numicon Teaching Resource Handbooks and offer an opportunity for teachers to assess individual children and monitor progress.A great assessment tool, allowing teachers to gather evidence of children''s achievements.Real-life contexts allow teachers to assess children''s ability apply their mathematics learning when faced with ''non-routine'' problems.Children are free to record their answers in their own way, so teachers can see their thinking.Number, Pattern and Calculating Explorer Progress books are also available as mixed packs of 3.

American International Law Cases is an annual case law reporter that provides the full text of U.S. court opinions involving international law issues. The courts covered include all U.S. federal district courts and bankruptcy courts, federal appellate courts, and the U.S. Supreme Court, aswell as the U.S. Court of International Trade, other federal specialty courts, and state courts that have decided notable cases. The 2012 edition includes cases of particular significance covering topics such as the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), habeas corpus, the Torture VictimProtection Act (TVPA), the Convention Against Torture, designation of entities as foreign terrorist organizations, material support for terrorism as a war crime, international arbitration, treaty interpretation, constitutionality of U.S. treaty implementation legislation, head of state immunity, theHague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, cross-border insolvency, deportation of undocumented immigrants, and both the act of state doctrine and the political question doctrine.Each edition of AILC also includes an introductory note that reviews the major developments in international law for the given year and explains to readers how to use the volumes, and a subject index to allow for targeted research. The 2012 edition contains 10 volumes with over 200 cases.Included in the 2012 edition are the following key cases:* Holder v. Martinez Gutierrez (S. Ct.)* Kawashima v. Holder (S. Ct.)* Vartelas v. Holder (S. Ct.)* Arizona v. United States (S. Ct.)* Golan v. Holder (S. Ct.)* Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority (S. Ct.)* Zivotofsky ex rel. Zivotofsky v. Clinton (S. Ct.)* Hamdan v. United States (D.C. Cir.)* In re People''s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (D.C. Cir.)* Obaydullah v. Obama (D.C. Cir.)* Republic of Argentina v. BG Group PLC (D.C. Cir.)* Konowaloff v. Metropolitan Museum of Art (2d Cir.)* Lozano v. Alvarez (2d Cir.)* United States v. Bond (3d Cir.)* Al Shimari v. CACI Int''l, Inc. (4th Cir.)* ESAB Group, Inc. v. Zurich Insurance PLC (4th Cir.)* Yousuf v. Samantar (4th Cir.)* Larbie v. Larbie (5th Cir.)* Trinidad y Garcia v. Thomas (9th Cir.)* Meza v. U.S. Att''y Gen (11th Cir.)

The Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Dictionary is the essential reference book for secondary school. In full colour, it has easy-to-use rules and help, plus an alphabetical list of the tricky, and everyday, words including those most commonly misspelt, all backed by analysis of Oxford''s unique database of children''s writing.

The new Oxford Children''s Irish-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Irish words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Irish and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The new Oxford Children''s French-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of French words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both French and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The new Oxford Children''s Visual Welsh-English Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Welsh words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Welsh and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The new Oxford Children''s Cornish-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Cornish words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Cornish (using SWF) and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The new Oxford Children''s Spanish-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Spanish words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Spanish and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The new Oxford Children''s Scottish Gaelic-English Visual Dictionary is ideal for learning thousands of Scottish-Gaelic words for a range of topics from the human body to the environment. With illustrated items and engaging scenes labelled in both Scottish-Gaelic and English, it is easy to learn the word you were looking for - and a whole lot more!

The Oxford Primary Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling Dictionary is the essential reference book for the test in May 2013. In full colour, it has easy-to-use rules and help, plus an alphabetical list of the tricky, and everyday, words including those most commonly misspelt, all backed by analysis of Oxford''s unique database of children''s writing.

An easy-to-use two-way Portuguese bilingual dictionary containing 40,000 up-to-date words and phrases and 60,000 translations.

TheOxford Mini School Dictionary and Thesaurus is the perfect one-volume reference tool. Ideal for school bags in this handy mini format, it is packed with curriculum vocabulary, and language and writing support for primary students about to start secondary school. It is now available in a new eco-friendly cover.

The Oxford Mini School Thesaurus gives students at the top of primary school thousands of synonyms, alternatives for over-used words, and example sentences. A useful supplement on writing narrative supports independent writing. It comes with a new eco-friendly cover in a handy mini format ideal for school bags as well as for use at home.

The Oxford Mini School German Dictionary comes in a handy mini format and is ideal for use in the classroom or at home, with excellent curriculum vocabulary coverage, verb tables with English translations, and cultural information and phrases on German life that is especially useful for going on holiday.

The Oxford Mini School Spanish Dictionary comes in a handy mini format and is ideal for use in the classroom or at home, with excellent curriculum vocabulary coverage, verb tables with English translations, and cultural information and phrases on Spanish life that is especially useful for going on holiday.

The new look Oxford Student''s Thesaurus is the perfect companion to the Oxford Student''s Dictionary. It contains thousands of synonyms to widen vocabulary, useful tinted panels that give help with overused words, grammar and usage notes, and extra vocabulary on key subject areas to help the secondary students prepare effectively for exams.

The Oxford Mini School French Dictionary comes in a handy mini format and is ideal for use in the classroom or at home, with excellent curriculum vocabulary coverage, verb tables with English translations, and cultural information and phrases on French life that is especially useful for going on holiday.

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An easy-to-use integrated dictionary and thesaurus containing 40,000 up-to-date words, phrases, and definitions and 65,000 synonyms and antonyms.

This edition of the Oxford Colour Spanish Dictionary Plus has up-to-date coverage of essential Spanish, updated cultural notes, a new ''Words you must know'' section, games, and grammar help - all in a portable, durable format.

Authoritative and up to date, the Concise Oxford English Dictionary offers unsurpassed coverage of English, perfect for anyone who needs a handy, reliable resource for home, school, or office. The Concise Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most popular choices in Oxford''s renowned dictionary line. Now in print through its various editions for a century it has been selected by decades of users for its up-to-date and authoritative coverage of the English language. This centenary edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary presents the most accurate picture of English today. It contains over 240,000 words, phrases, and definitions, providing superb coverage of contemporary English, including rare, historical, and archaic terms, scientific and technical vocabulary, and English from around the world. The dictionary has been updated with hundreds of new words--including sub-prime, social networking, and carbon footprint--all based on the latest research from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition, the dictionary features an engaging new center section, with quick-reference word lists (containing, for example, lists of Fascinating Words and Onomatopoeic Words), and a revised and updated English Uncovered supplement, which examines interesting facts about the English language. Sprinkled throughout the text are intriguing Word Histories, detailing the origins and development of numerous words. The volume also retains such popular features as the hundreds of usage notes which give advice on tricky vocabulary and pointers to help you improve your use of English. Finally, the dictionary contains full appendices on topics such as alphabets, currencies, electronic English, and the registers of language (from formal to slang), plus a useful Guide to Good English with advice on grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Explore our language resources on oxforddictionaries.com, Oxford''s hub for dictionaries and language reference. System Requirements WindowsRG: Intel(R) Pentium(R) II 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent); Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7, Windows Vista(R), Windows(R) ServerTM 2003, Windows(R) XP, Windows(R) 2000. Macintosh(R) PowerPC(R) G3 500MHz or faster processor; Intel(R) Core(R) Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; Mac(R) (PowerPC(R)): OS X 10.1.x -10.4.x; Mac(R) (Intel(R)): OS X 10.4.x, 10.5.x, 10.6.x.All Platforms: 250 MB free hard disk space; monitor with 1024 x 768 pixels and high colour (16 bits per pixel, i.e. 65,536 colours); local CD-ROM/DVD drive (for installation); 16-bit sound card; 512 MB RAM; runs from hard drive only

An easy-to-use thesaurus containing 120,000 up-to-date synonyms and antonyms.

An easy-to-use two-way Russian bilingual dictionary containing 40,000 up-to-date words and phrases, and 60,000 translations.

This major new edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary has a contemporary, bright, child-friendly design. There are over 400 new 3D illustrations, photographs, diagrams and full appendices to build vocabulary. Accessible and easy to use, written to ensure meanings are clear, parts of speech and inflections are given in full.

This major new edition of the Oxford First Dictionary has been designed to inspire an early love of words. Specially written to be perfectly accessible to first readers, with inspiring modern 3D images on every spread. Children will find it fun to explore and easy to find the words they need fast!

This edition of the Oxford Colour French Dictionary Plus has up-to-date coverage of essential French, updated cultural notes, a ''Words you must know'' section, games, and grammar help - all in a portable, durable format.