Usborne

Rich in historical detail, with information about how knights lived both in war and peace, the importance of chivalry and how their armour and horses helped them to win many battles. Also contains a fact file with details of famous knights and a glossary of terms associated with knights and armour. Internet-links to recommended websites via the Usborne Quicklinks Website.

Offers mixed activities to keep little boys happy and occupied on holiday, on journeys and at home. This title contains puzzles, drawing, colouring, dot-to-dots, mazes, spot the difference and so on.

Offers mixed activities to keep little girls happy and occupied on holiday, on journeys and at home. This title contains puzzles, drawing, colouring, dot-to-dots, mazes, spot the difference and so on.

A fresh and modern approach to an ever-popular pastime, guaranteed to provide hours of happy entertainment. Match the colours to the key to reveal all sorts of pictures and patterns. A younger cousin of Usborne Colour by Number & More Colour by Numbers.

A brand-new collection of Viking myths that tell the story of the Norse gods from creation to the story of how the world will end, including Odin's quest for wisdom, the battles of Thor the thunder god, and the tale of Sigurd the Dragonslayer and the curs. Beautifully bound with head and tail bands and a ribbon marker. Dynamic artwork by Matteo Pincelli brings to life the exciting, strange and sometimes dangerous world of the Norse gods.

A treasure-trove of a sticker book with over 100 stickers, beautifully decorated rooms just waiting to be filled with furniture and accessories. Children will have hours of fun arranging the house just as they want it, with objects ranging from chandeliers to china, as well as toys, ornaments and even food.

Dress the Victorian fashion models in an assortment of elegant fashions from the 19th century. Including more than 200 stickers with which to dress the dolls. With informative notes, photographs and sketches explaining the background to each fashion.

Peep Inside is the very young children's lift-the-flap information book series, the younger cousin of the Look Inside series which is, in turn, the younger relative of the bestselling See Inside series. With flaps and holes to peep underneath and through, life at the zoo is revealed. Snippets of information are combined with intriguing and stylish pictures.

Owls, the most fascinating of all birds, have captivated peoples' imaginations for centuries. Their association with wisdom, their inscrutible gaze and their nocturnal activities give them an air of mystery. This book will give you a surprising amount of information, and tell you all you need to know about the many different types of owls and how they live. It is part of an extensive series of easy-reading reference books.

Features legendary creatures from around the world and throughout time, including dragons of all kinds, sea serpents, ogres, water spirits and giants. This title includes artwork with giant fold-outs and little chunks of information.

'The Usborne Big Book of Big Trains' offers big pictures of different types of trains from steam engines to bullet rains and funicular railways.

A gloriously illustrated collection of the most enchanting stories from 'The Thousand and One Nights', in a luxurious, traditional cloth binding. From the adventures of Sinbad and Aladdin, to tales of genies and magical lands, children will be enchanted by these stories of magic and wonder. Perfect for reading aloud to younger children too. A brilliant gift that is sure to become a family heirloom. Beautifully bound in a traditional style with real cloth, head and tail bands, a ribbon marker and foil blocking. Shrink-wrapped for protection.

From slums and steelworks, to the British Empire and the Great Exhibition, this book tells the story of life in Victorian Britain. It is full of intriguing facts, illustrations, detailed reconstructions, paintings and maps.

An interactive first word book suitable for those learning English as a first or second language. Match the word and picture stickers to discover a hundred everyday words in an interactive.

Lift the flaps to discover what life is like aboard bloodthirsty Black Dan's fearsome pirate ship. Watch the pirates capture a merchant ship and follow them to a desert island in search of buried treasure.

Bring the fairground to life in this magical sticker book, with over 100 stickers to complete the spectacular scenes. A fun way for children to practice important fine motor skills.

A chunky tear-off pad containing an original and creative doodle for each day of the year, inculding one for leap years. Perfect for keeping children entertained on planes, trains or wherever they happen to be.

A super-big book with an astonishing number of mouthwatering activities which will provides weeks — no, make that months — of entertainment! Pictures and patterns to complete, scenes to fill with colour, inspiration for drawings, details to doodle and endless ideas to unleash creativity. Modern, stylish and thoughtfully designed, this book makes a super gift that children will love and that adults will want to keep for themselves.

Features one thousand princess stickers. This handy-sized book is suitable for keeping children occupied on journeys or at home. It also presents some scenes to fill with stickers, and lots more stickers to stick wherever you like.

Features lots of big, bright, colourful, friendly stickers for young children to use to complete a variety of scenes. This title lets you load lots of cars on to the ferry, add the cars whizzing around the track at the races, and make the roads busy with lots of different cars, all trying to get to their destination.

Each sheet of this bumper, tear-off pad can easily be folded into a brightly patterned paper plane. The cover folds out to reveal simple instructions for making each type of plane and flying tips are included at the back.

One hundred amazing mazes, each one completely different from the one before. A classic idea, revitalised with bright, modern artwork.

This is a huge and fabulous value colouring and activity book containing knights and castles, monsters, pirates, football, spooky things and everything holiday-related. Each double page spread comprises a page of write-in activity and a page of colouring. Children will discover a surprising amount of information as they dip in and out of this book.

From the Battle of Hastings to the Wars of the Roses, this book tells the unique story of Medieval Britain. Full of intriguing facts, illustrations, photographs, detailed reconstructions, paintings, maps and family trees. Includes links to websites to find out more information via the Usborne Quicklinks Website as well as lists of places to visit throughout Britain.