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Книги издательства «Usborne»
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This is the first title in a gorgeous new Sticker Dressing series exploring the fashion of different historical eras. You can dress 1920s fashion models for various stylish activities, including dancing the Charleston at a jazz club, swimming at the lido, taking afternoon tea at the Ritz, shopping in the boutiques of Paris. Sketches and close-up details, along with contemporary advertisements and artwork provide further information about life in the 1920s and particular elements of fashion, from materials used, to styles, designs, fastenings and embellishments. It comes with over 150 stickers of clothes and accessories. |
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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. In this delightful retelling of a Japanese fairy tale, a poor woodcutter follows his runaway rice ball to an underground kingdom ruled by magical mice. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a Principal Lecturer in Education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. Every title in this series features clear and compelling text accompanied by highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read. |
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This wonderful collection includes retellings of five stories by Charles Dickens, one of the most popular authors of all time. You can meet dozens of his unforgettable characters in stories bursting with drama, comedy, tragedy and romance, set against the backdrop of Victorian England. It contains Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Bleak House all beautifully retold for younger readers. A section at the back introduces the life and times of Charles Dickens. It features full of colourful illustrations from the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It is now produced in a shrink-wrapped, luxurious gift edition to celebrate Dickens' bicentenary. |
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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. |
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WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard A gorgeous sticker book with beautifully decorated rooms just waiting to be filled with furniture and accessories. Children will have hours of fun arranging the house just as they want it, with objects ranging from chandeliers to china, as well as toys, ornaments and even food. |
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A fun introduction to the alphabet for young children, with lots of pictures to colour and over 200 stickers to add to the pages. From astronauts to zebras, little children will enjoy learning the letter on each bright, colourful page. |
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Following the success of the Cavemen Sticker Book, this title features a cast of Ancient Egyptian characters. It offers big, double-page spread scenes that wait to be populated with over three hundred stickers. Scenes to complete include 'On the Nile', 'Enbalming' and 'Gods and Goddesses', with stickers of everything from hippos basking in the Nile to servants dressing a rich family in their finery for a feast. With over 450 stickers to add to the Ancient Egyptian scenes, children will have hours of fun with this humourously illustrated sticker book. |
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This fantastic book is brimming with 1000 animal-themed stickers. The reader can choose which ever stickers they like to fill the colourful scenes, creating pictures of their own. Scenes include an Australian outback to fill with kangaroos and koalas, treetops in a rainforest to complete with busy monkeys, and cute hamsters to add to a hamster cage. There are also extra stickers that can be used to make cards and pictures, or add to letters, envelopes and postcards. |
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«A bumper volume of five popular Farmyard Tales Sticker Stories. Contains the stories «Pig Gets Stuck», «Scarecrow’s Secret», «The Hungry Donkey», «The Silly Sheepdog» and «Tractor in Trouble». Each story contains gaps for key words, which children can fill with one of the 250 stickers provided to help build vocabulary and reading skills. With a little yellow duck or Ginger the kitten to find on each page.» |
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«This is 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. Each 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 features over 50 stickers and «I found the duck!» reward stickers.» |
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This collection of favourite Farmyard Tales is now presented in the perfect bedtime format, with a squishy padded cover. |
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The Terces Society are accused of stealing an Ancient Egyptian mummy from the local museum, get trapped in a crate with a mummified cat, and unwittingly find themselves on their way to the great pyramids of... Las Vegas. As they draw ever closer to uncovering the Secret, so too do their arch-enemies, the Masters of the Midnight Sun. |
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A complete and unabridged, illustrated edition of L. Frank Baum's classic tale of magic and adventure. Join Dorothy and her little dog Toto on the yellow brick road, as they set off to explore the magical Land of Oz. Can they find the Wizard, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and return to Kansas? |
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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. |
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Ten stories of the First World War from people who lived through it, published in association with Imperial War Museums. Eye-witness accounts of some of World War One's most important events, from the epic naval battle of Jutland to the strange Christmas truce of 1914, are illustrated with maps and line drawings. |
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Tiny Tom Thumb is no larger than his father's thumb and he's always getting into trouble. This traditional tale from English folklore is carefully retold for young readers. It is part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. |
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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. |
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When Cass dared to taste the Midnight Sun's deadly chocolate, her mind was transported back to Medieval England, leaving her body in a coma. She helps the founder of the Terces Society to escape the wicked clutches of the Midnight Sun and finally finds the Secret but, to her horror, wakes from her coma she has forgotten everything... |
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This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. This is the classic fairytale by Hans Christian Anderson retold, following the adventures of thumb-high Thumbelina. It 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 great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership. |
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Cass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, members of the top-secret Terces Society, are on a mission to track down a cursed Aztec tuning fork that has the power to recreate any flavour its user has ever tasted. But when an evil chef uses the fork to create a deadly chocolate recipe, and tricks Cass and Yo-Yoji into eating it, only Max-Ernest can save the day. |
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