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Once, the kangaroo couldn’t jump. Find out how that changed in this charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved Just So Stories and solve the puzzles at the end.
(Fables)
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 202 x 136mm
Usborne Beginners are colourful information books for children beginning to read on their own. Vivid, full colour illustrations and photographs on every page, accompanied by short, informative text. Developed with reading experts at the University of Surrey. Carefully selected Internet links to exciting websites to find out more. Great reading practice for children who prefer fact to fiction.
Age 4+
Extent: 32 pages
Dimensions: 210 x 156mm
William dreams of acting and writing plays. This ambition takes him from the quiet country town of Stratford to the great playhouses of London, where his talent takes the city by storm. The life of Britain’s most famous playwright told for children ready to tackle longer and more complex books. With internet links to recommended websites to find out more about Shakespeare and his play
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
A wipe-clean book full of friendly monsters to help children learn to write capital letters. Pen-control activities such as tracing the wings of a butterfly or drawing waves for monsters to surf on help children practise the shape of each letter, and the special wipe-clean pen means activities can be done again and again.
Age 3+
Extent: 24 pages
Dimensions: 276 x 216mm
WARNING!
Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking hazard.
A wipe-clean book for preschoolers full of friendly monsters to help children learn to write lower case letters. Pen control activities such as adding straight stalks to daffodils or curly antennae to an insect help children practise the shape of each letter in the alphabet, and the special wipe-clean pen can be used again and again.
Age 3+
Extent: 24 pages
Dimensions: 276 x 216mm
WARNING!
Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking hazard.
The classic story by L. Frank Baum, retold for children growing in their reading confidence and ability, sumptuously illustrated by Mauro Evangelista. When Dorothy is whizzed to Oz in a tornado, she lands in a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Can she find the Wizard, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and be granted her wish to return to Kansas?
Age 6+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
Whether you want to dash off a limerick, ponder a sonnet or plot an epic poem, this write-in activity book is here to help. Each page is bursting with tips and inspiration for writing all kinds of poems – and inventing brand new styles too. With links to websites where you can listen to many of the poems in this book, and find more helpful writing tips.
Age 8+
Extent: 96 pages
Dimensions: 240 x 188mm
A fantastic write-in book that helps children learn to write their own stories.
Includes lots of different writing activities including a fictional school journal, writing a comic strip, and forming a story around a picture. Packed with writing tips and a ‘storywriting toolkit’ to inspire budding authors. Concealed spiral binding that allows the book to open flat but doesn’t get in the way as you write.
Age 7+
Extent: 96 pages
Dimensions: 246 x 206mm
The classic story by Emily Bronte retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. One of the most powerful tales ever told – a story of star-crossed lovers, played out against the wild Yorkshire moors where Cathy and Heathcliff’s doomed love spirals into an epic drama of cruelty and revenge.
(Classic)
Age 7+
Extent: 64 pages
Dimensions: 203 x 136mm
Children will love learning letters with this set of 30 charmingly illustrated flashcards. Includes a card for each letter of the alphabet, along with two full alphabet cards and suggestions for how to use the cards. Colourful and durable, these cards are perfect for using over and over again.
Age 3+
Extent:30 pages
Dimensions:130 x 85mm
A fabulous book filled with enormous animals, from the mighty elephant to the amazing colossal squid and the blue whale. Huge fold-out pages reveal some of the tallest, longest, fastest, heaviest and most dangerous animals in the world, with facts and measurements. Includes internet links to websites with video clips and more amazing information.
Age 4+
Extent:16 pages
Dimensions:296 x 246mm
Open the huge fold-out pages to discover all kinds of magnificent sea creatures, from the leatherback sea turtle to the great white shark and the biggest animal on Earth – the mighty blue whale. Each page is full of stunning illustrations to pore over, showing the biggest, smallest, longest, fastest, oldest and most ferocious ocean creatures.
Age 4+
Extent:14 pages
Dimensions:9.7 x 11.8in
