English dictionary and reference books we stock

The shelf holds dictionaries, grammar guides, Kiswahili proverbs, encyclopedias and field guides, with prices from KES 135.

English dictionaries

The Longman Exams Dictionary and the Longman Wordwise Dictionary both come with a CD-ROM. For business English, there is also the Longman Business Dictionary.

Subject dictionaries

A Dictionary of Economics from Oxford University Press defines about 2,500 key terms, from economic theory to public finance. Literature students can look up everything from rhyme to structuralism in Literary Terms by Edward Quinn.

English grammar and writing guides

Common Mistakes in English corrects more than 550 typical errors, with explanations. For help with English grammar, try Graham King's Collins Good Grammar. Advanced learners and teachers can check real examples in The Longman's Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English.

Kiswahili proverbs and Swahili learning

Methali Za Kikwetu by H. D. Salla gathers 2,200 popular Swahili proverbs for teaching children and youth. For idioms, see Nahau Za Kikwetu. To learn Swahili, try Swahili: A Foundation for Speaking, Reading, and Writing. For Kiswahili and learner's dictionaries, browse our Kiswahili dictionaries.

Encyclopedias and quick facts

Miles Kelly's Encyclopedia of Amazing Facts sits beside Pegasus Encyclopedia Library titles such as Birds and Dinosaurs. For statistics, Pocket World in Figures 2011 from The Economist is a pocket almanac of world facts.

East Africa field guides

Birdwatchers can choose Field Guide to Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania, which covers all 1,089 bird species recorded in Kenya and northern Tanzania, or the Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa. For wildlife, the Pocket Guide to Mammals of East Africa is a compact full-colour guide.

Teaching handbooks

Primary teachers can pick up 100 Ideas for Teaching Literacy or 50 Fantastic Ideas for Teaching Phonics for classroom ideas.

How to choose a reference book

Match the dictionary to the reader: a Longman title for English learners, a subject dictionary for coursework. Check the region on every field guide, because some cover Kenya and northern Tanzania and others all of East Africa. For related shelves, see our literature and fiction, travel books and all online books.

Why readers buy from EYS

We have served Kenyan readers, schools and institutions since 2010. If a book is in print with the publisher, we will try to source it for you.