X-kit Literature Guides explains the history, environment and the story of the text in broad terms. It discusses every major character and theme in the text in detail using pictures and diagrams to explain concepts. X-kit Literature Guides provides plenty of practise questions and answers and tips on how to tackle your literature exam.

A colourful picture dictionary featuring characters from the Disney universe

There are over 2,000 words and phrases, each illustrated with amusing pictures of busy everyday scenes, in this colourful dictionary. Words are arranged thematically, with topics including buying food, at work, travel and more. Children can hear every word read aloud by a native Spanish speaker, via the Usborne Quicklinks website

The popular Pharos Little Dictionary (2020, 14th edition, 12th impression) boasts a brand-new orange cover!

This handy bilingual dictionary, small enough to carry along anywhere, has been a firm favourite for decades – a quick reference work containing thousands of contemporary words and expressions, abbreviations and acronyms that are relevant for today’s South Africa.

Thousands of word options, near-synonyms, derivatives and compounds make the dictionary very useful. Pronunciation guidance is given in the form of accent marks to indicate the primary stress for each headword, derivative and compound. Guidance is also given for hyphenated words.

For easy reference, the names of SA’s nine provinces and eleven official languages are included at the back.

Easy to use:

• Small enough to carry along anywhere
• Compact reference work
• Hundreds of contemporary words and expressions
• Quick translations
• List of abbreviations
• SA’s provinces and official languages

• Word stress
• Plural forms
• Homonyms
• Synonyms
• Compounds and derivatives
• Guidance on hyphenated words
• Expressions and phrases

Oxford Children's Maths and Science Words is the perfect introduction to science and maths words for young children starting school. With over 600 first maths and science words explained clearly with colourful illustrations and simple definitions, this book makes learning new words easy and fun. Words and definitions are matched to the curriculum to help prepare young children for learning maths and science at school. This book also includes technology and environment words to help children navigate the world around them, as well as the growing virtual one. The 2-column alphabetical dictionary format makes words easy to find and introduces young children to using a dictionary. Free downloadable learning resources, activities, puzzles, and much more are available for additional online support at www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com.

This new edition of the Oxford Phonics Spelling Dictionary is an easy home and school reference tool. With words ordered by their initial phonic sound and colourful illustrations by Alex Brychta and the familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters, it helps children using synthetic phonics and prepare for the screening check. Supported by the Floppy's Phonics Sounds and Letters Programme, it follows the Alphabetic Code Chart of sounds and alternative spellings that children learn at school. There are subsections to show how the same sounds appear in the middle or at the end of a word and a separate section of the long vowel sounds and their alternative spellings. With this dictionary, it easy to explain how 'sun' and 'Cinderella' both start with the 's' sound and how 'dance' has the same 's' sound at the end, while 'egg' and 'eat' start with the same letter but different sounds. There is additional phonics support material and audio on the Oxford Owl website, www.oxfordowl.co.uk. For more free downloadable word games, puzzles, and activities go online to www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com

The X-Kit Achieve! Literature series offers a unique series of visually attractive, high-quality exam preparation tools. The series has been written by top South African educationalists. The books cover all the knowledge and skills tested in the final English Home Language and First Additional Language literature exams for the FET phase. Plot, theme, character, style, symbolism and imagery are all discussed in detail, and thoroughly taught and tested. Study and exam preparation techniques are covered and exam questions provided. Answers are also provided for all the questions to allow learners to monitor their own understanding. This study guide aims to provide you with sufficient support for doing really well in your Grade 12 English examination. This study guide will provide: All the background information needed for a full understanding of Cry, the Beloved Country.; Summaries, including a precis of the whole play, plus details of acts and scenes.; Important quotes for use in exams.; An analysis of the play that will help you understand the plot and develop insight and appreciation.; Pointers about the characters for quick and easy revision.; A summary of the key themes.; Comprehensive exam preparation assistance, including test-yourself questions, sample contextual questions and full answers; and A glossary explaining literature terminology. About the author, Alan Paton: Born in Pietermaritzburg in 1903, Alan Paton attended Pietermaritzburg College and then studied science at the University of Natal. He graduated in 1922 and obtained his teaching certificate in 1923. In 1925, he went to teach at a school in Ixopo attended by black children. In 1928, he took a post at Pietermaritzburg College, a prestigious, whites-only boys' school, where he taught for seven years. He started writing poetry and novels, but was critical of his novel-writing efforts and destroyed these early stories. In 1935, he became principal of Diepkloof Reformatory. Here, he instituted a number of reforms and the reformatory succeeded in rehabilitating juvenile criminals into society. He felt that with greater freedom in the way the reformatory was run, the boys would be better adapted to life outside the reformatory when released. At the start of the Second World War, Paton wanted to join the army, but was asked to stay on at the reformatory instead. After the war, while travelling to study prisons and reform schools elsewhere in the world, Paton had the idea for his novel Cry, the Beloved Country, which he wrote most of while travelling abroad. Paton was convinced that young urban black people drifted into crime because of a lack of opportunities to make a living and as a result of broken families and tribes around the country. This lack of stability of home and culture left the young without an anchor, and the unfair laws of the time inhibited them from finding an honest way to make a living. In creating his characters for Cry, the Beloved Country, Paton drew on three major schools of thought at that time: There was a desire by white people to keep the black people in their place.; There was an opposite desire among black activists to demand equality more and more violently; and There was the attitude of "brotherly love" as embodied by the Christian churches predominant at that time. As a devout Christian, Paton seemed to conclude in his novel that having an attitude of brotherly love offers the only hope for the future, but this idea was fiercely opposed. Although Paton wrote this novel in 1946, the themes and issues he explores are still interesting and relevant now. This eBook is in ePDF format, which enables you to: View the entire book offline on desktop or tablet.; Search for and highlight text; and Add and edit personal notes directly in your eBook.

An English to Tamil and Tamil to English Dictionary with up-to-date coverage of Tamil and English in a compact, portable format. This dictionary is designed for all levels of user working with Tamil and English, whether at home, at school, or at work. It is the ideal dictionary for anyone who needs translation help in a handy, portable format. Contains all the everyday words and phrases used in today's Tamil and English that you will need to know. An easy-to-use and reliable dictionary. Over 30,000 references and translations

An English to Hindi and Hindi to English Dictionary with up-to-date coverage of Hindi and English in a compact, portable format. This dictionary is designed for all levels of user working with Hindi and English, whether at home, at school, or at work. It is the ideal dictionary for anyone who needs translation help in a handy, portable format. Contains all the everyday words and phrases used in today's Hindi and English that you will need to know. An easy-to-use and reliable dictionary. Over 30,000 references and translations

With new synonyms and real-life examples, the Oxford Student's Thesaurus is the ideal companion to the new edition of the Oxford Student's Dictionary. With panels on overused words and extra topic vocabulary, it is packed with writing support for exam-taking students. Includes a new supplement to give students confidence with language when writing longer essay questions as well as how to make answers succinct and clear. Also includes tips on what you can do to make a difference when checking through the exam paper.

Collins South African School Dictionary is the perfect companion for all students aged 11+. With a very clear design throughout, it is easy to use and full of useful features to help build language confidence and help with work and study.

This new Collins South African School Dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for school work and homework. The clear layout makes finding entries exceptionally easy, and full definitions are given in simple language, often in complete sentences. With over 20,000 entries, many new or updated, it includes relevant curriculum vocabulary for students aged 11+.

A special supplement on spelling follows the main dictionary. It outlines key spelling rules and lists words that are commonly confused or misspelled, so it helps students to identify and master the trickiest spelling problems.

This student-friendly dictionary is an invaluable reference for all school students.

It's fun to learn French with this visual phrasebook. It covers a variety of everyday subjects and situations, from l'ecole (school) to le supermarche (the supermarket) and from decoucher (a sleepover) to la piste de patinage (the skatepark). It includes an English-French dictionary of the key words covered in the book, followed by a list of further core French terms. Ruth Galloway's lively and engaging illustrations of familiar scenes bring each topic and setting to life, making the book easily accessible for young people writing to penpals, struggling with French homework, or preparing for a trip abroad. It is ideal for home and school use for 7- to 11-year-olds. It's easy to find out how to say 'table' in French, but what if you want to communicate something more complicated - and more important? This lively and accessible book provides you with key vocabulary and valuable phrases for every eventuality, from 'Can we have our ball back, please?' to 'Help, I'm drowning!' It covers a range of different areas - everything from down-to-earth family relationships to the far-distant reaches of outer space! An in-depth glossary of terms at the back of the book completes this invaluable aid to learning.

X-kit Achieve [subject, grade, e.g. Mathematics Grade 10] Study Guide has been revised to according incorporate the latest Assessment Guidelines (as outline in Section 4 of the CAPS), and updated with current trends to ensure the content remains relevant and applicable to learners. Written by experienced teachers, X-kit Achieve Study Guides are filled with step-by-step explanations, annotated diagrams and illustrated concepts, plenty of practice activities and answers, summary tables, and exam hints and tips.

A comprehensive, charmingly illustrated hardback picture dictionary! Complete with over 700 essential words, 50 conversational phrases, useful grammar tips and a full word list, this book is easy to use and will appeal to young language learners. Perfect for giving children a confident start in English!

A comprehensive dictionary with over a thousand colour illustrations, over 10,000 entries and 25,000 straightforward definitions. Fully revised and updated for 2014 and beyond, with new words added and redundant words removed. Includes example sentences and pronunciation guides for tricky words, as well as information about the conventions of written English and a brief history of the English language. An essential home or school reference book that is perfect for children beginning their SATs and similar exams.

X-kit Presteer Letterkunde Studiegidse maak die nasionale voorgeskrewe romans, dramas, kortverhale en gedigte meer toeganklik vir leerders. Dit verskaf kontekstuele inligting, karakterbeskrywings, volledige ontleding van temas, asook spesifieke eksamenriglyne.

This new edition of the Oxford Primary Dictionary provides even more vocabulary; words such as chortle, cacophony, amulet and toolbar have been added, along with others from a wide range of areas such as animals (e.g. narwhal, sabre-toothed), history (e.g.longship, palaeontoglist), mythology (e.g. cyclops, selkie) and space and science fiction (e.g. spacewalk, teleport). It also now features a unique selection of fictional words for creatures or places from children's reading and writing, for example hobbit, Muggle and bandersnatch. All the entries are clear and simple with word classes and inflections given in full. Children will discover example sentences from the authors they love to read for themselves, such as Michael Morpurgo, Roald Dahl and J. K. Rowling. 'Try also' guides at the top of the pages help to locate tricky-to-find words in the alphabet, word origins are given in 'Did you know?' panels, and Spelling Alerts flag up tricky spellings. It is the ideal dictionary for boosting reading skills and building word power. Companion to the new updated edition of the Oxford Primary Thesaurus which provides thousands of synonyms for the all young writers. Go online at www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com for the accompanying free downloadable activities. This dictionary is export only and cannot be purchased if you are based in the UK or Ireland.