schoolbook

Everyday

A book used for lessons at school, such as a textbook or exercise book. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and older stories: children carry their schoolbooks in a satchel. In stories from long ago, schoolbooks were few and precious. Alice tries to remember what she learned from her lessons and schoolbooks, but it all comes out wrong.

Examples

• She packed her schoolbooks into her bag. tree →
• His schoolbooks were full of doodles. tree →
• Grandad still has his old schoolbooks from 1960. tree →
• Don't forget your schoolbooks on Monday. tree →
• In the past, children shared schoolbooks. tree →
• The facts in old schoolbooks are sometimes out of date. tree →

Note

One word: schoolbook (also «school book»). Plural: schoolbooks. Similar: textbook (for learning a subject), exercise book (for writing in).