Capturing the glamour, heartache and triumphs of Junior Olympic figure-skating, this stunning series whisks readers off, quite literally, to the coolest boarding school on earth.Things are hotting up
The classic story by Charles Dickens retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Amy Dorrit grows up in Marshalsea Prison, where her father is imprisoned for debt. But in this
A delightful Christmas board book with high contrast illustrations and touchy-feely patches perfect for sharing with the very young.Each festive picture has a simple description beneath to help babies
Talent, stardom, hard work and heartache ... welcome to Fame School!Getting a place at Rockley Park, school for talented young performers, involves struggle and sacrifice, and that's just the beginnin
The classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Something evil is loose in London. The menacing figure of Edward Hyde stalks the streets
A bumper volume of inspiring drawing ideas and step-by-step techniques.Drawing activities include a watercolour city, chalky polar bears and a pastel tiger.Includes advice on techniques and materials
A delightful first book to share with a baby, with high contrast, black and white illustrations specially designed for the very young.Each picture is accompanied by a simple word that babies will love
The classic tale of White Fang, half-wolf, half-dog, by Jack London retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading ex
A delightful sticker book to help young children spot and identify over one hundred seashore animals and plants.Using the simple descriptions and accurate illustrations, children can fix the correct c
Little children will enjoy bringing the holiday scenes to life in this delightful sticker book.Scenes include a day at the beach, in the countryside and fun at the fairground.Over 150 colourful sticke
A beautifully illustrated sticker book to help young children spot and identify over a hundred butterflies. Using the simple descriptions and accurate illustrations, children can fix the colour sticke
A beautifully illustrated sticker book to help young children spot and identify over a hundred insects. Using the simple descriptions and accurate illustrations, children can fix the colour stickers n
Written by experts, accurately illustrated and easy to use, Spotter’s Guides are essential companions for everyone who enjoys nature.Detailed descriptions and beautiful illustrations show more than 10
How do ancient things get buried? Who digs them up? And what do they find? Beginner readers can findanswers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. Illustrated with stunningpho
Prospero and his daughter Miranda are stranded on a lonely desert island. Then a magical storm washes a royal ship ashore - and Prospero finally has the chance to right old wrongs. Shakespeare's class
The classic story of misadventure by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Don Quixote thinks he's a knight, just like in the days of old -
This is a new edition of this popular title in the exciting and informative series containing over 100 full-colour stickers that children can match to the illustrations. These beautifully illustrated
Dino FC - the craziest team in the Jurassic world!Football fans will love this wild and witty series, illustrated with wacky cartoon-style drawings.Dino FC’s manager, Terry Triceratops, wants to buy a
An action-packed sticker book full of sporty scenes and over 350 colourful stickers to complete the pictures.Scenes include footballers at the training ground, getting ready for the match and at a vic
Three vampire tales for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Young heroes and heroines meet pale and mysterious strangers. But whom should they trust? And will they survive the ni
Sasha loves her life at Silver Spires, but hasn't quite found her special passion yet. While all the other girls are pursuing their dream hobbies, Sasha begins to wonder if she isn't getting left behi
A lively story to inspire beginner readers.Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools.Child reads with an adult’s
An imaginative story to inspire beginner readers.Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools.Child reads with an a
An appealing story to inspire very beginner readers.Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools.Adult and child ta
An exciting story to inspire beginner readers.Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools.Child reads with an adul
A lively story to inspire very beginner readers.Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools.Adult and child take t
A collection of best-known and best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments beautifully retold for young children.Remaining close to the original text, each story is presented in a way that youn
Aesop s fable retold for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. Daisy doesn t have any money, but she has lots of imagination! When a farmer off
An exciting peek into the extraordinary world of dinosaurs.Combines fascinating information with simple flowing text to excite and inspire beginner readers.Includes extra dinosaur facts, index, glossa
An essential collection of nine titles from Usborne's First Experiences series, introducing young children to key situations that they might be experiencing for the first time.Includes visiting the do
Frankie fears her dreams of ice-skating stardom are over when a skiing injury means she's unable to enter the World Junior Championships. So, when Frankie is matched with Paul - another injured-skater
A dramatic retelling of Bram Stoker's classic horror story retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Jonathan Harker has no idea of the horrors that await him in Castle Drac
This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading" series, part of the "Usborne Reading Programme". It is based on a traditional Japanese folktale. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read.
A set of 50 of the most amazing optical illusions ever created. Each card has a mind-boggling illusion on one side and an explanation of how it works on the other. Includes a 'revealer' card to help c
This is the classic story written over a thousand years ago and retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Fearsome monsters stalk the moors of ancient Denmark, murdering any
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 falli
This is a brand new set of cards containing simple spooky doodle activities to keep little children busy on dark and stormy nights. The cards are wipe clean and the pack includes a special pen with wh
A collection of best-known and best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments beautifully retold for young children.Remaining close to the original text, each story is presented in a way that youn
Where do penguins live? What do they eat and how do they catch their food? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book.Illustrated with stunning ph
Printed on stiff card, this book contains templates to cut out and construct a superb model of a 14th century castle crammed with authentic detail. The model includes miniature characters for re-creat