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This is a new title in the Usborne Reading Programme based on the famous Russian folktale, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. Don Quixote has read so many books about knights and wizards, damsels and elves, he's gone completely nuts and wants to be a knight himself. Recruiting Sancho Panza as his squire, he sets off on an adventure that has amazed readers for centuries. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

This is a new title in Young Reading, Series Three, based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. It is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. Set against various backdrops including the Marshalsea Debtor's Prison, Bleeding Heart Yard (a Victorian slum) and the glittering cities of Europe, this is full of the usual Dickens themes: love, honour, loyalty, betrayal and hypocrisy. This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University and an early reading specialist. It has beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

An ideal book for children with lots of questions about the Solar System and the Universe such as 'What are stars made of?' 'Why does the moon shine?' and 'What do astronauts wear? This charming encyclopedia is full of simple, easy-to-read text and lively, detailed illustrations, introducing young readers to the basic concepts of space.

This title includes twenty Christmas cards with twenty irresistible designs for children to colour and fill in, with colourful envelopes to send them in. Themes include: Christmas decorations, Christmas trees, tobogganing penguins, presents, iced gingerbread men, snowmen in scarves and hats, Christmas fairies, robins, Santa Claus, Christmas stockings, a toyshop window display and Santa's elves. These cards are fantastic gifts for the whole family, with rounded edges and a small space inside to write a heartfelt message.

The perfect festive soother for parents and babies alike — this title features six traditional Christmas songs that are guaranteed to induce a peaceful slumber, including Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Accompanying CD contains not only the melodies for all of the songs featured in the book, but also ten additional tracks of soothing Christmas music, such as The Holly and the Ivy, The First Noel and O Little Town of Bethlehem. This title features colourful illustrations, sparkly foil details and tabbed pages that enable favourite lullabies to be located instantly. This is the ideal gift for baby's first Christmas.

A colouring book capturing all the magic of the Christmas story. It features large, clear spaces that make the scenes easy for children to colour. It also includes two pages of stickers to encourage creativity and can also be used to make a charming nativity scene at the end.

This is a brand new Christmassy title with a festive sound panel. Children will love following Santa as he sets out with his reindeer, flies through the night sky, walks over rooftops and leaves presents in a house. The story is brought to life with the sounds on the panel including Santa's jolly laugh, the sleigh whooshing through the air and Santa's boots crunching through the snow.

A fantastic pack of cards with a hundred fun games to play on holiday. Includes imagination and word activities, games for paper and pencil as well as active games for playing outside. The simple text and illustrations make each game easy to understand and play.

Children will love this great title filled with dozens of holiday scenes to cover in stickers. With no text on the pages telling children how to fill a scene, little imaginations are allowed to run wild. Scenes include on the beach, playing in the water, a sunny park, a tropical island and in the outback. Extra stickers can be used on postcards, letters and envelopes.

This is a new edition of this incredible reference book, crammed full of fascinating facts about science, technology, the human body, plants, animals and much, much more. It covers an amazing array of subjects from Astronomy to Zoology. Readers will love discovering what's inside the Earth, how food is digested and how televisions and computers work. It is illustrated with stunning photographs, maps, diagrams and charts. It is a must-have for every family bookshelf.

This set of cards contains 50 exercises and a wipe-clean pen to test your grammar and punctuation.

These are two fantastic brand new additions to the Beginners series, each of which is designed to provide an informative introduction to non-fiction subjects for young readers. It includes information on how archaeologists discover hidden ruins and artefacts, and facts about the planets. It offers terrific reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction. It is developed with a reading expert from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence. It presents great value for money.

In a world where angels are beyond redemption, Alex thinks he's found one that might deserve mercy. Alex is a ruthless assassin — of angels. Forget everything you've heard about them before. Angels are not benign celestial creatures, but fierce stalkers whose irresistible force allows them to feed off humans, draining them of their vitality until there is barely anything left. As far as Alex is concerned, the only good angel is a dead angel... until he meets Willow. She may look like a normal teenager but Willow is no ordinary girl. Half-angel, half-human, Willow may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. But as the hunter and the hunted embark on an epic and dangerous journey and Willow learns the dark and terrifying secrets of her past, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow... with devastating consequences. Eoin Colfer reinvented the fairy, Stephanie Meyer reinvented the vampire, L.A. Weatherly reinvents the angel! This is a heart-pounding, knuckle-whitening, paranormal romance action-adventure for fans of the Twilight series. This is the first in a devastating new trilogy.

This is a new addition to the See Inside series about ships throughout history from Viking longboats to Spanish galleons, ironclads to aircraft carriers. Lifting the flaps reveals the insides of ships from across the ages, explaining in simple, clear language what they were used for, how the crew and passengers lived and how they sailed the oceans. It includes a gate-fold page of a huge aircraft carrier.

This is a comprehensive book covering all the basics of cooking, perfect for children or beginner cooks of any age. It is fully illustrated with colour photographs, and clear step-by-step diagrams show what to do at each stage of a recipe. Dishes included range from simple sandwiches, salads, soups, stews and desserts through to straightforward classics such as roast chicken, homemade bread, sponge cake, chocolate chip cookies and even profiteroles. Each recipe is marked clearly with allergy advice, and variations on recipes are also included to cater for different food preferences and tastes. Each recipe also comes with a difficulty rating, indicating clearly which are very easy and which require a bit of extra time or effort.

There's lots to draw, doodle and colour in this creative book filled with wonderful Christmas scenes, from jolly pictures to colour in to doodle-starters from which drawings can grow and grow and grow until they cover the whole page. Doodlers can complete the scenes however they want and the craft paper quality pages make this book ideal for drawing in.

Les jeunes lecteurs découvriront dans ce livre de nombreux animaux du monde et s'amuseront à placer les autocollants pour rendre les illustrations très vivantes.

A collection of nine rhyming stories that will tickle a child's funny bone. Children will love the weird and wonderful characters from much-loved classics and original tales such as There Was a Crooked Man, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, and The Dinosaur Who Lost His Roar. A gorgeous gift with delightful illustrations and a ribbon marker.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading Series, part of the Usborne Reading Programme. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. It includes the classic English counting rhyme, which children will want to hear again and again. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University and an early reading specialist. Every title in this series features clear and compelling text accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read.

This is a new title in Young Reading, Series Three, based on the classic spine-chiller by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. In the foggy alleys of Victorian London, Mr. Utterson is seeking to uncover the secret of his friend and client, Dr. Henry Jekyll. Why does the once-respectable Jekyll now lock himself away in his laboratory? And what is his connection to the vicious murderer Edward Hyde who stalks the city's streets at night? It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University and an early reading specialist. It is beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

Intended for little hands, this title lets you visit the magical world of the fairies as they sprinkle flowers with fairy dust, paint rainbows across the sky and light up the stars at night.

This brand new set in the Spotter's Cards series is perfect for those looking to learn more about the nations of the world. Each of the cards in the pack shows a different nation's flag with a feature panel with information on the flag's design, symbolism and traditions. It includes facts and stats on the country, including currency, capital city, spoken language and its top landmarks.

This is the eleventh title in the new Usborne Very First Reading series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. It contains puzzles for children to check their understanding of the text and guidance notes for parents. It is beautifully designed with fun illustrations to help motivate beginner readers.

This is the seventh title in the new Usborne Very First Reading series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. The Cow takes a trip to town in her automobile. It contains puzzles for children to check their understanding of the text and guidance notes for parents. It is beautifully designed with fun illustrations to help motivate beginner readers.