Usborne

A gorgeous gift for young children, this fabulous treasury of Usborne Young Reading titles will delight and entertain with its mix of classic fairytales and original stories. It features well-known classics alongside brand-new stories. It is full of ghosts, pirates, princesses, monsters and fairies. Usborne's Young Reading series was developed in conjunction with an expert from Roehampton University and is designed to encourage independent reading. Each individual story has clear, engaging text and is accompanied by original illustrations.

Children can sing along with their favourite nursery rhymes with this new book and CD. Rhymes of this title include: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, Girls and boys, come out to play, Hickory, dickory, dock, Baa, baa, black sheep, Mary had a little lamb, One, two, three, four, five, Old Macdonald had a farm, The Grand Old Duke of York, Little Bo Peep and Humpty Dumpty.

Features 50 craft activities to keep young fingers busy. This title includes activities such as a magic matchbox, a tissue paper owl, and cress shapes.

This new title is crammed with fabulous art ideas that will captivate budding artists everywhere. It contains fifty art ideas including a scaly crocodile drawing, a chalky snowman, potato-printed dinosaurs and moonlit fairy sketches. Every spread contains clear step-by-step instructions that aspiring artists can follow easily, with a variety of different painting, and drawing methods explained in the book.

This is a selection of classic stories perfect for the holidays. The stories include: The Wind in the Willows, The Owl and the Pussycat, Percy and the Pirates, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Sun and the Wind, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Dancing Mermaid and The Fairground Ghost. Each story is brilliantly illustrated by the artists of the popular Young Reading Series.

This is a new addition to the See Inside series about how things — from the most mundane household objects to most complicated machines — work and operate. Lifting the flaps reveals the insides and machinations of machines and devices, explaining in simple, clear language exactly how they work. The machines include: diggers, cars, cranes, toilets, taps, microwave ovens and cinema projectors.

This title features a pack of illustrated cards with fifty simple words in Italian. Each card shows an everyday object with accompanying word on one side and just the word on its own on the other to aid revision. Illustrated with Jo Litchfield's handmade models, the cards can be used to play games, for self-testing, or simply propped up around the house or classroom as useful reminders.

When the gods create a talking tree, they soon come to regret it because it won't be quiet. So they turn it upside down and bury its head in the dirt. This is the famous African folktale of the creation of the Baobab tree! This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

This is a new title in Young Reading Series Two, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. This title is based on a Scandinavian fairytale. Asta's father gives her to a talking white bear in exchange for wealth and she is taken away to the bear's castle. But is there more to this bear than meets the eye? This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

Follow fashions through the ages with this fun and informative addition to the hit Sticker Dolly Dressing series. Help dress the men and women in their best clothes across different periods in history and around the world. This title includes the fashions of Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome and China, as well as England in Medieval Times, in the Elizabethan era, during the reign of Queen Victoria and in the 1960s. It is filled with over 400 stickers to choose from to help the characters look their best.

This is a magical picture book following the latest adventure of Pipkin, the little penguin with big ideas. Pipkin the penguin is always asking questions like 'How Big is a Million?' and 'How High is the Sky?' Now, he has a new question: 'How Deep is the Sea?' A special fold-out poster at the end of the book shows Pipkin diving into the sea, showing what can be found at the different depths. it is gorgeously illustrated by Serena Riglietti.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, aimed at children who are beginning to read. The crooked man lives in a crooked house with his crooked cat. Now he fancies a crooked fish for his supper. But where has it disappeared to? This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Roehampton. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

This is a new title in Young Reading Series Three of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. An adaptation of Dickens' famous novel set during the French Revolution, following the lives of Charles Darnay and his family. This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It features beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

This is a new great-value edition of this inspiring book, which is filled with original ideas for painting, drawing and collage to help novices of all ages to develop their art skills. The projects will be of great value to art teachers as well as aspiring young artists, who will gain confidence as they progress through the book. It helps children to explore the uses of a range of materials including chalk, paint and pencil, elastic bands, salt and watercolour through a number of highly imaginative projects including ink beetles, deep-sea fish, and lemon juice frogs.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. When the tortoise sees an eagle flying through the sky it gets jealous and tries to find a way to fly itself. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey. Every title has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

This is a new title in Young Reading Series Three, which is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. When Rudolf Rassendyll, a young Victorian gentleman travels to Ruritania, all he expects is a pleasant summer holiday. But when the King is kidnapped, he soon gets involved in a plot to rescue him. This book is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a beautifully produced hardback with ribbon marker.

This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. Children will love finding out about the different species of monkey across the world, including their habitats, diets and habits. A great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, based on a tale from Chinese folklore, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Selfish Shen has too many pears to eat, but he refuses to share them. Even when a hungry beggar comes along, Shen won't give away a single pear. Then a magic tree with enough pears for everyone begins to grow — and Shen's pears mysteriously disappear. This title is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. This title is of a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Following the life on an elephant, children will learn where they live, how they survive through monsoon and drought, search for food and how a baby elephant is made. 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 great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.

This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Brer Fox tricks Brer Rabbit into falling down a well, he has to come up with a plan to get out mighty fast before the hunter comes! This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Roehampton. Every title in this series has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills and is accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations.

This title presents a great way for young children to begin learning with this fantastic sticker book collection. It features a collection of four young learning sticker books; ABC, 123, Colours and Shapes. Children will enjoy fixing the picture stickers onto the correct pages, learning as they go. It presents a brilliant introduction to the alphabet, numbers, shapes and colours. It contains over 500 stickers.

This title offers a colourful and fun new take on a timeless series designed to introduce young children to unfamiliar situations in an amusing and friendly way. Stickers can be used throughout the stories to replace key words and help young children build their vocabulary. This title features Stephen Cartwright's delightful illustrations, providing lots to look at and talk about. It is an ideal starting point for young children and adults to discuss first experiences. It includes over 50 stickers plus 'I found the duck!' reward stickers.

This is a brand-new edition of the popular activity book. Crammed full of fun and challenging things to make and do with paper, from paper crocodiles to 3-D bugs, the book covers and embossing will keep even the most active and keen-minded child occupied. It also contains ideas on how to dye and texture paper which can then be used in other projects, either at school or home. It contains over 45 activities, each accompanied by simple, step-by-step instructions and clear illustrations to make them easy to understand and complete.

Girls everywhere will love dressing and accessorising these intrepid girls as they travel around the globe in this colourful and glamorous addition to the hit Sticker Dolly Dressing series. Help the girls dress for a variety of different holidays during their voyage around the globe from the pyramids of Egypt, across pristine white beaches, a trek through a tropical jungle and the colourful Venetian carnival. This title is filled with over 400 stickers to chose from to help the characters look their best.