Usborne

A board book for sharing with small children who love pressing the buttons to make the sounds you hear in a noisy jungle including monkeys, parrots and tigers. It includes illustrations by Lee Wildish.

This is the quirky, original and deliciously dark sequel to the hilarious «The Name of This Book is Secret.»Proud new members of the top-secret Terces Society Cass and Max-Ernest can't wait for their first mission. And no sooner have they decoded a message hidden in Cass' shopping list than they are kidnapped by their dastardly enemies, the Midnight Sun, discover the whereabouts of the mysterious and powerful Sound Prism, and find themselves in a race against time to track down the homunculus — a monstrous manmade creature with a terrible, insatiable hunger who guards the secret of eternal life... and is known to his friends as Mr. Cabbage Face. Bursting with inventive characters and laugh-out-loud moments, readers will be instantly hooked once more by the stylish storytelling of Pseudonymous Bosch.

This is a pack of illustrated cards with fifty words in simplified Chinese characters, as used on mainland China, that show a picture of an everyday object with the Chinese word on one side and just the word 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.

This is a brand new set of flashcards for use at home or in the classroom. Flashcards are a great learning resource for young children, helping them master simple vocabulary. The cards can be used to play games, for self-testing, or simply be propped up around the house or classroom as useful reminders. The cards are durable and robust, to survive repeated use by little hands.

These are two popular titles in the «Young Reading» series with audio CDs inserted into wallets inside the back cover, making the books and CDs easy to store together. «The Young Reading» series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability. The packaging also allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book.

This is a popular title in the Young Reading series now available with an audio CD featuring both listen-along and read-along recordings of the story. When their father is wrongly accused of spying, Bobbie, Peter and Phylis move out of London and experience new exciting adventures in the countryside. But will their father ever return? The Young Reading series is developed with a reading expert at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.

Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. This is a brand new and innovative jigsaw book to help children learn the colours of the rainbow. Each double page focuses on one colour of the rainbow, in a busy scene with removable jigsaw pieces, which can be taken out to reveal surprises underneath. Robust tabs help the child find their favourite pages with ease. It includes colourful illustrations by Stacey Lamb.

These are two popular titles in the Young Reading series with audio CDs inserted into wallets inside the back cover, making the books and CDs easy to store together. The Young Reading series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability. The packaging also allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book.

This is a new edition of this popular «Young Reading» title re-issued with a hardback cover and the audio CD inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together. «Black Beauty» is the classic story of the adventures of a beautiful horse. «The Young Reading» series is developed with experts at Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability. The new packaging allows potential purchasers to view the inside of the book.

Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. This is a warmly illustrated picture book of favourite nursery rhymes. Boys and girls will love to read and hear these classic nursery rhymes, including Humpty Dumpty, Little Jack Horner, Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary and Baa, Baa Black Sheep. Strong tabs allow rhymes to be located quickly and easily, making the book look and feel even more luxurious.

This is a new title in the fantastic «First Reading» series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. A tiny mouse disturbs King Lion's afternoon nap. 'Don't kill me!' she begs. 'Maybe I can save your life too, one day'. King Lion doesn't believe it — but when he is in real trouble, he learns that even little friends can be great friends. Developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. 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, aimed at children who are beginning to read.Based on a traditional Indian tale, the story follows Manu, who one day rescues a tiny talking fish from a stream and gets far more than he bargained for.The luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. 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.

Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. Here is a long-awaited festive addition to the best-selling and award-winning touchy-feely series. The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells' illustrations and the opportunity to touch a variety of textures make these books baby and pre-school classics. Very young children will enjoy the bright and colourful illustrations while the different texture patches help develop sensory awareness.

This is a new title in the fantastic «First Reading» series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. It is a thoughtful retelling of Aesop's fable. It's the middle of summer and while the grasshopper is enjoying himself, the ant is busy preparing for winter and when winter arrives both the ant and the grasshopper learn something about the merits of hard work. This key series was developed in conjunction with reading expert Allison Kelly from the University of Surrey, a reading specialist. 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 title presents a brand new set of flashcards for use with babies from birth onwards, designed to provide visual stimulation. Newborns have been proven to prefer sharp, contrasting images due to an inability to completely focus, and so each card features a bold pattern showing a series of objects such as a flower, a fish and a boat in black and white with contrasting colour highlights. As babies' focus develops a greater ability to identify colour tones and shades emerges, and so the other side shows a bright pastel scene including animals such as a lion, a snail and a sheep. The cards are durable and robust, to survive repeated use by little hands.

Every child's much-loved first card game, with bright fun cards of nursery rhymes' most popular, well-known characters. Gorgeously illustrated by Rosalind Bonnet. Snap is an easy and fun game, which is a great way for young children to develop important sorting, matching and reading skills.

Contains a pack of twelve cards that promote sensory awareness.

This title includes four new editions in the popular «True Stories» series, each with an arresting new cover. Each book contains thrilling stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds to provide young readers with a truly compelling read. It contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading. It is perfect for fact-fans and reluctant readers: a must-have series during the 2008 Year of Reading.

This is a new title in the fantastic «First Reading» series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Stanley is a cat who's scared of anything and everything. So how will he cope when his friends leave him on his own in a house full of strange noises? It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

Part of the History of Britain series, this book contains illustrations, cartoons, reproduced artwork and photographs. It also features internet-links to recommended websites.

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. The book tells the story of the Holocaust from the ancient roots of anti-Semitism through persecution in Post-World War One Europe and the horrors of the 'Final Solution'. Told in a sensitive and informative narrative, this book combines first hand testimony from Holocaust survivors with historical fact. It is illustrated with documentary photography where appropriate. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University.

Part of a series of farmyard tales sticker storybooks, this title contains over fifty stickers that can be used throughout the story to replace key words and help young children build their vocabulary. It is illustrated by Stephen Cartwright.

This is a beautiful treasury of picture books perfect for young children. It contains five stories from the Picture Books series: The Twelve Dancing Princesses, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, The Frog Prince and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone.

This title includes four new editions in the popular True Stories series, each with an arresting new cover. Each book contains thrilling stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds to provide young readers with a truly compelling read. It contains maps, line drawings and notes on sources and further reading. It is perfect for fact-fans and reluctant readers: a must-have series during the 2008 Year of Reading.