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Susan Rennie

Susan Rennie

  • 4 stars across 11 books

Susan Rennie

Susan Rennie has worked on many dictionaries for both children and adults, including the Oxford Primary Dictionary, Oxford Primary Thesaurus, Oxford Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools, and the New Shorter English Dictionary. She also writes books in Scots for children and has translated the first Scots edition of TinTin. Susan is currently a Lecturer in English at the University of Glasgow where she teaches lexicography and the history of Scots and English.

21st March 2019

Roald Dahl's Rotsome & Repulsant Words

Illustrated by the razztwizzler Quentin Blake, this is the perfect introduction to the naughtiest words and phrases crea... MoreRoald Dahl's Rotsome & Repulsant Words

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3rd September 2020

Roald Dahl Rotsome and Repulsant Words

Get ready to be goose-gruggled and fluckgungled with disgusterous, rotsome and repulsant words (and much more). You can ... MoreRoald Dahl Rotsome and Repulsant Words

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3rd September 2020

Roald Dahl Words of Magical Mischief

Get ready to be bewitched and spellbound by Roald Dahl's mischievous words of magic (and much more). You can have fun wi... MoreRoald Dahl Words of Magical Mischief

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17th April 2012

Oxford Primary Thesaurus

The Oxford Primary Thesaurus is the perfect thesaurus for confident young writers. It lists words in alphabetical order ... MoreOxford Primary Thesaurus

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21st October 2005

Wee Animal ABC: A Scots Alphabet

Following the immense success of "Animal ABC," this is a new compact gift book format of the bigger book. The award-winn... MoreWee Animal ABC: A Scots Alphabet

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17th September 2015

The 12 Days o Yule: A Scottish Twelve Days of Christmas

"On the 1st day o Yuletide, My true luve gied tae me, A reid robin in a rowan tree." Take a deep breath and prepa... MoreThe 12 Days o Yule: A Scottish Twelve Days of Christmas

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6th February 2003

Oxford Primary Dictionary

The "Oxford Primary Dictionary" is specially written for students at school and at home. It is trialled and tested in sc... MoreOxford Primary Dictionary

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29th July 2002

Animal ABC: [a Scots Alphabet]

The Animal ABC is aimed especially at young children from pre-school to lower primary, but its humour and warmth will ap... MoreAnimal ABC: [a Scots Alphabet]

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5th August 2002

The Hoose o Haivers

Loosely based on the Metamorphoses poems of Ovid, The House o Haivers retells some of the best-known, as well as some le... MoreThe Hoose o Haivers

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1st August 1999

Grammar Broonie: A Guide Tae Scots Grammar

What is odd about the phrase Scots wha hae? Why do you say you've got the cold in Scots? Is there a difference between... MoreGrammar Broonie: A Guide Tae Scots Grammar

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