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Just a long shot -- dh has earnt some book vouchers for a report he wrote. Trouble is, he has to use them at Oxford University Press.
I'm keen to get my little mitts on them, of course, but daunted by the size of the back catalogue. Does anyone have any particular favourites published by OUP?
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You could look at the "First Oxford Book of ..." series. We have the First Oxford Book of Art and I have used it quite a bit - it has themed double page spreads with a couple of art works to look at, pointers of things to look for, and a related art activity to try.
For older children (worth buying ahead?) I recommend the Young Oxford History of Britain and Ireland. It is IMO the best modern British history text for children. I should say it is written at younger secondary age level. It is in five sections, each written by an expert in their field. It is secular, but the coverage of Church history is pretty good.
OUP also do some good poetry anthologies for children.
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I do not have any idea, Elizabeth......but, being the bibliophile that I am.....I would love to see your final choices! 
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Thanks! I deliberated for ages over this list -- hard to know how best to spend the money without the aid of a crystal ball! Kathryn, your recommendations were really helpful. The History set is on offer with Book People for much less so i couldn't bear to pay full price, even with vouchers.
Chari, you asked, and here it is! Excuse all the ISBNs and prices, but I'm so cross-eyed by now that I couldn't face stripping it all out. Mixture of things for eldest bookworm to read now, reference for now/later, Christmas presents for godchildren, and even one title for me!
Eagle of the Ninth -- Rosemary Sutcliff -- 0192753924 -- £5.99
The Oxford Book of Children's Poetry (Hardcover) -- ed Harrison and Stuart-Clark -- 0192762761 -- £14.99
Oxford First Encyclopedia Andrew Langley £9.99 Paperback 9780199112432
Oxford First Book Of Maths Rose Griffiths £7.99 Paperback 9780199109821
Oxford First Book of Art Gillian Wolfe £7.99 Paperback 9780199107605
Oxford Junior Atlas Patrick Wiegand £8.99 Hardback 9780198321583
The Oxford Children's Book Of Famous People £14.99 Paperback 9780199109777
The Ship That Flew Hilda Lewis Price: £6.99 (Paperback) ISBN-13: 978-0-19-271768-9
The Twelve Days of Christmas Brian Wildsmith £5.99 Paperback 9780192727312 THREE COPIES
A Christmas Story Brian Wildsmith £5.99 Paperback 9780192727305
Mary Brian Wildsmith £5.99 Hardback 9780192790767
Jesus Brian Wildsmith £7.99 Paperback 9780192725202
The Easter Story Brian Wildsmith £6.99 Paperback 9780192723772
The Road to Bethlehem Brian Wildsmith £5.99 Paperback 9780192725530 TWO COPIES
Egypt in Spectacular Cross-Section Stephen Biesty, Stewart Ross £7.99 Paperback 9780199115099
Greece in spectacular cross-section Stephen Biesty, Stewart Ross £7.99 Paperback 9780199115112
Rome in Spectacular Cross-Section Stephen Biesty, Stewart Ross £7.99 Paperback 978-0199112531
The Oxford Shakespeare The Complete Works William Shakespeare, Stanley Wells £30.00 Hardback 9780199267170
William Shakespeare The Master Playwright Haydn Middleton £4.99 Paperback 9780199104383
Hans Christian Andersen The Dreamer of Fairy Tales Andrew Langley £4.99 Paperback 9780199104437
Cleopatra The Queen of Dreams Haydn Middleton £4.99 Paperback 9780199101931
Amelia Earhart The Pioneering Pilot Andrew Langley, £4.99 Paperback 9780199101986
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WOW, Elizabeth!!! What great choices you made! He must have had a hefty voucher. Is voucher the same as gift certificate?
It will be such a luxury to touch and breathe in those books when they arrive 
Thanks for sharing with me........and everyone else.
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Oooh! Good list! 
We have the Oxford Children's Book of Famous People, and it is a very useful reference. I think the Oxford Junior Atlas is the best of its kind for that age, too. There is a good map skills workbook to go with it available from Amazon here - it covers all the map basics without too much busy work, if I remember rightly. DD1 worked through it three or four years ago.
I bought my Young Oxford History set from the Book People. I love the Book People 
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Thanks! It's quite difficult buying 'in the dark' from just one publisher -- but I'm not complaining!
DH got £200-worth of books for writing a review of a book proposal for OUP. (He could have taken cash, but it would have been less.) Good for us, and good for them, too, because it doesn't cost them £200, of course! (In a previous life, I used to work for their rival...)
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My dh recently did something similar and we have a credit with Elsevier but I don't see anything useful for little ones there.
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