A series of books which show learners what they get wrong and how to put it right. Learners test their English, check their answers, then test themselves again. Feedback on every answer means students really learn from their mistakes. How can it be used?

In this encyclopedia, designed for "the educated lay public," more than 400 signed articles produced by 205 expert contributors come in three sizes. The largest articles offer more than 2,000 words of in-depth coverage and historical overview. The medium-sized (1,000-2,000 words) and smaller articles (less than 1,000 words) cover historical figures and more discrete events and topics. The A-Z entries are preceded by a chronology and followed by a selection of almost 150 primary documents ranging from the Confession of St. Patrick (c. 450) to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (1998)--a real bonus to users. Access is aided by an alphabetical list of entries and a comprehensive index with the main entries in bold type. Twenty-three maps and numerous black-and-white photographs and illustrations accompany the text.

I am so happy to have found this book. It makes grammar fun and easy. The lessons are short yet through, goal oriented and child friendly. The parts of speech are covered well and there is frequent review.

I am so happy to have found this book. It makes grammar fun and easy. The lessons are short yet through, goal oriented and child friendly. The parts of speech are covered well and there is frequent review.

Considered to be the third-best selling book of all time in America. With its distinctive blue cover, it earned the nickname "the blue-backed speller" and was used over the span of nearly a century. This is an exact reproduction of the 1824 edition. The American Spelling Book, or first Part of a Grammatical Institute of the English Language, when first published, encountered an opposition, which few new publications have sustained with success. It however maintained its ground, and its reputation has been gradually extended and established, until it has become the principal elementary book in the United States.