A revised edition of the bestselling Oxford Illustrated Junior Dictionary, with a new supplement section on word origins. Features include: * 6 000 headwords in colour for easy reference * 300 colour illustrations * special section on word origins to encourage readers to explore the history of their language * hundreds of example sentences to show how words are used in their appropriate context * parts of speech, plurals and derivatives written out in full to help with grammar * sturdy sewn binding * ideal companion to The Oxford Illustrated Junior Thesaurus