This dictionary includes over 200 scientific words in alphabetical order, each with a simple meaning or example of use. Every entry isvillustrated with contemporary artwork and clear diagrams and it includes an illustrated thematic section at the back with extra words ranging from classroom equipment to mesurements. The headwords support and develop scientific language and understanding. It has been edited by Graham Peacock, an experienced teacher, a well-published author of primary science texts and an Inset Co-ordinator for Primary Science.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 2003 by Oxford University Press .

Graham Peacock is an experienced teacher, a well-published author of primary science texts including the 'Oxford Primary Science Dictionary' and an Inset Co-ordinator for Primary Science