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Книги издательства «Usborne»
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The classic Greek myth re-told for children growing in reading confidence and ability. Hercules is set 12 impossible tasks to earn the forgiveness of the Gods, but will he succeed? Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University. |
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A handy paperback book containing over 500 questions with an eclectic mix of topics ranging from dancing bees to the colour of a giraffe's tongue. Perfect for swatting up on the go and testing friends and family. |
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At the age of thirteen, Anne Frank went into hiding with her family to escape from the Nazis. For two years, she couldn't go outside or run or shout or laugh too loudly. Instead, she poured her thoughts and feelings into her diary, which is now famous all over the world. This story of her life begins when she was still a carefree girl like any other.This book has been written with the expert advice of Eva Schloss, a concentration camp survivor and stepsister of Anne Frank. Eva is a founder member of the Anne Frank Trust and author of Eva's Story: A Survivor's Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank. |
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Helps aspiring young artists to draw fairy and mermaid characters in a range of different styles. This title shows how to create simple scenes, including flower-fairy garden collages and mermaid tea-parties. It is colourfully illustrated and easy to follow. |
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A sunny garden hums, buzzes, creeps and crawls with life. Lift the flaps and peep through the delicate laser-cut holes to discover a whole host of butterflies, birds and bees, caterpillars, squirrels, frogs and other garden wildlife. A delightful information book for the very young. |
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A fantastic atlas to help children learn about the countries of the world, the most famous and interesting sites, and also each country's flag and fascinating world records. A brilliant introduction to geography, capital cities and world landmarks ranging from the statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. |
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An illustrated dictionary with over 2000 words and phrases, and amusing pictures of busy everyday scenes. Arranged thematically so words appear in context with topics on buying food, 'at work' and 'in the countryside' and more. An online pronunciation guide allows readers to listen to every word in the book, read by a native German speaker. |
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An illustrated dictionary with over 2000 words and phrases, and amusing pictures of busy everyday scenes. Arranged thematically so words appear in context with topics on buying food, at work and 'in the countryside' and more. An online pronunciation guide allows readers to listen to every word in the book, read by a native Italian speaker. |
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A hardback treasury of stories including well-known classics such as Treasure Island and Sinbad the Sailor, alongside brand new stories about robots, pirates, monsters and knights. This book will last for years as children enjoy having the tales read to them, and then reading them themselves. |
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'On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree...' The lyrics to this well-known, traditional Christmas song, have been transformed into a brightly coloured picture book, with illustrations by Moldovan artist Violeta Dabija. |
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This book offers a mind-blowing look at the history of the creation of the world, from the Big Bang to the present day. Its each chapter explores the key systems that drive the planet, including geology, climate and life, and how they all interact to keep the planet going. It covers key events in Earth's history such as the Ice Ages and the meteor impact that may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, ending with a discussion on climate change. |
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Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. A touchy-feely board book with simple, repetitive text, tactile patches and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. A little white mouse appears on every page, for children to spot. |
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A hardback treasury of stories including traditional fairytales such as The Princess and the Pea, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Rapunzel, alongside brand new stories about mermaids, fairies, princesses and dolls. This book will last for years as children enjoy having the tales read to them, and then reading them themselves. |
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A collection of seven tales of piracy and adventure suitable for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read themselves. |
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This is a lively retelling of an old Chinese tale. Lee is too lazy to grow any food, so he gets very hungry. Then he plants a magic melon — but things don't go as planned... Easy-to-read text is brought to life with delightful illustrations, and there are fun comprehension puzzles to try after the story. 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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The classic Portuguese bi-lingual word book, illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, has been revised and updated to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Usborne Publishing. A thousand everyday words illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key vocabulary. Incorparates the official new Potuguese spelling standards, to be applied from 2014. Incorporates the official, new Portuguese spelling standards to be applied from 2014. |
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Rudyard Kipling's classic 'Just So' story, retold for young readers. According to this much-loved fable, elephants didn't always have long trunks — that is, until one day when the elephant's child could contain his curiosity no longer, stepping closer than he should have to the Crocodile. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme. |
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This title presents seven new titles in the award winning Very First Reading series, designed for children who are learning to read. It is based on the principles of synthetic phonics as recommended by the DCSF (now DfE)'s 2006 Rose Report on the Teaching of Early Reading. Most schools now incorporate phonics in teaching beginner readers. It provides inspired rhyming stories on themes children love, including ships and sailors, magic and mix-ups, exploration and adventure, not to mention animals and pets (some distinctly spooky ones!). It contains superb artwork by world-class illustrators in a brilliant range of styles. It is designed for a child to read together with an adult, with the child taking a greater share of the story in each book to achieve confident, independent reading. It includes stories that are followed by fun puzzles to test comprehension and provide further practice. It provides guidance notes for parents in each book, with further extensive support for parents and teachers on the Usborne Quicklinks Website. |
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That turnip's ready, said the farmer, one morning. But he can't pull it out of the ground. Soon he has a string of helpers but the turnip just won't budge. How big can this turnip be? |
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Open this book to see stylish, black and white illustrations showing various Christmas scenes and seasonal motifs. Then brush water over them using the aqua pen provided (or an ordinary brush) and see them transform before your very eyes, as a rainbow of colours magically reveal themselves and bring each scene to life. |
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