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Книги издательства «Usborne»
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This title presents a wonderful treasury of bible stories, perfect for young children. It contains five stories from the Usborne Bible Tales series: Moses in the Bulrushes, Daniel and the Lions, Joseph and the Amazing Coat, David and Goliath and Jonah and the Whale. Each tale is beautifully illustrated and perfect for story time, reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone. |
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This is a bright and appealing addition to the inspiring Very First Reading series, specially developed for young children who are just beginning to learn to read. This lively wordbook helps young readers develop their phonics awareness, a vital early step to literacy. Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, this title supports the Government's Letters and Sounds programme used in schools. Irresistible illustrations by Fred Blunt make each page a treat. |
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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. |
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Simplified and shortened, this is an accessible retelling of the great literary classic and remains faithful to the original text in its treatment of the story. Dastardly deeds are afoot at Baskerville Hall, and when Sir Charles Baskerville is found quite literally scared to death Sherlock Holmes is suspicious. Could the legendary curse of the Hound of the Baskerville really be true, or is it something altogether more sinister? This title is perfect for enthusiastic young readers, who will be mesmerised by these stories and encouraged to pursue an interest in literature. It is suitable for older readers who prefer a quick read. |
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This is a wonderful collection of six retellings of William Shakespeare's best-loved plays — a perfect mix of comedy, tragedy, magic and romance, retold for younger readers. It is full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It contains the plays: A Midummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night. It also includes a section at the back on the life and times of Shakespeare. |
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These are four new titles in this burgeoning series, providing a great introduction to the remarkable lives of important historical figures. Each book describes a famous life, following the protagonist through their triumphs and tribulations. It has lively speech, colourful illustrations and photographs that bring the reader closer to the action as the story unfolds. |
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This book is a beautiful treasury of picture books perfect for little boys. It contains five stories from the Picture Books series: The Story of Pinocchio, Under the Ground, In the Castle, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Gingerbread Man. Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone. |
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This is a wonderful treasury of tales ideal for young children. It contains seven stories from the Picture Books series: Pinocchio, The Gingerbread Man, The Emperor's New Clothes, The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, The Snow Queen and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Each tale is beautifully illustrated and perfect for storytime, either for reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone. |
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This book is a beautiful treasury of picture books perfect for little girls. It contains five stories from the Picture Books series: The Nutcracker, On the Farm, Alice in Wonderland, The Snow Queen and The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone. |
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This is a fantastic treasury of stories from around the world, retold for young children. It contains five traditional tales with illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme: Aladdin and his Magical Lamp (Persia), Brer Rabbit Down the Well (United States), How Zebras Got their Stripes (Africa), Why the Sea is Salty (Korea) and The Dragon Painter (China). Each story is beautifully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone. |
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This is a new addition to the popular True Stories series. It contains thrilling stories of heroism, bravery and battling the odds to provide young readers with a truly compelling read. It also 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. |
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This work contains three popular titles in Usborne Young Reading Series Two reissued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. These are desirable and collectable editions to foster pride in book ownership as well as reading enjoyment. Young Reading Series Two is aimed at children whose reading ability is beginning to grow, and helps build confidence and ability. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. |
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This is a bold, bright new book for babies containing beautifully designed high-contrast images that are easy for babies to focus on and touchy-feely patches to bring the pictures to life. Each picture contains a tactile element to help very young children develop important sensory skills. The padded 'soft touch' hardback format is perfect for sharing or can be propped up for babies to see by themselves. |
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This is a bold, bright new book for babies containing beautifully designed high-contrast images that are easy for babies to focus on and touchy-feely patches to bring the pictures to life. Each picture contains a tactile element to help very young children develop important sensory skills. The padded 'soft touch' hardback format is perfect for sharing or can be propped up for babies to see by themselves. |
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This series of books combines good stories with easy reading text for children aged six to seven years and over who have just started reading alone. The series has been developed with Alison Kelly who is an expert in early reading. |
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Coinciding with the bicentenary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen, comes this retelling of his comical fairytale about a fashion-crazy emperor who will stop at nothing to have the most talked-about outfit in the land! Amusingly illustrated throughout by award-winning cartoonist Mike Gordon. Young readers will treasure this gift edition, which is published in hardback with a ribbon marker. The Young Reading Series is designed to encourage independent reading and covers a range of subject matter, including the retelling of children's classics, fairytales, and a wide variety of narrative non-fiction. |
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This is a boisterous sticker book full of busy castle scenes, with over 100 stickers to add to the pictures. Scenes include a castle siege, a feast, a joust and the chance to make your own castle. |
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Presents a suitable way to entertain little children at Easter. This title features fun, Easter-themed scenes with lively illustrations. Including over 150 colourful stickers to decorate the pages, it presents lively scenes such as: Easter baking, hunting for eggs, Easter bonnets, a tea party and an Easter parade. |
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This is a fun and lively sticker book with lots of fairies for little children to discover. Scenes include a secret garden, a fairy tea party and a fairy ball. This title is presented with over 150 colourful stickers to add to the pages. |
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A fun sticker book packed full of colourful summer scenes. It allows little children to stick the animal characters in the summery pictures. It includes a pool party, a picnic, a camping trip and a day at the beach. It includes over 100 stickers. |
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