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Perfect for nature lovers of all ages, this inspirational journal has lovely illustrations, intriguing facts and beautifully designed pages with plenty of space for your own notes and drawings. With links to specially selected websites for tips on sketching outdoors and identifying plants, animals and insects.
Age 7+
Extent: 96 pages
Dimensions: 216 x 153mm
A broad range of story styles, all with lively, readable text and fully illustrated, encouraging children to find the topics they enjoy most, and also to try something different from time to time.
The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series One. Each of these books contains several lively short stories or one longer story in easy to read chapters.
The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two. These contain one longer story in chapters, and include many retelling of world classics.
Contains 40 books.
Young Reading Series 1:
Young Reading Series 2:
40 Books to help your child grow as a reader!
The first 25 books are taken from Usborne Young Reading Series Two. Many of these are adaptations of timeless world classics for children and adults.
The next 15 books are taken from Usborne Young Series Three. These includes longer adaptations to develop readers’ stamina, as well as history and biographies.
Title in this set :
Series 2
1. The Story of Cars2. Treasure Island3. The Story of the Olympics4. Mystery Mansion5. The Fairground Ghost6. The Story of Flying7. Jason and The Golden Fleece8. The Shocking Story of Electricity9. Hercules The World’s Strongest Man10. The Amazing Adventures of Ulysses11. The Incredible Present12. The Magical Book13. The Midnight Ghosts14. The Prince and the Pauper15. A Little Princess16. Gulliver’s Travels17. Robinson Crusoe18. The Phantom of the Opera19. Robin Hood20. The Firebird21. The Canterville Ghost22. The Enchanted Castle23. Aesop’s Fables24. East of The Sun, West of the Moon25. Twelfth Night
Series 3:
1. The Count of Monte Cristo2. Othello3. Pride and Prejudice4. Jane Eyre5. White Fang6. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Me. Hyde7. Stories of Vampires8. Little Women9. Pompell10. The Three Musketeers11. Oliver Twist12. Anne Frank
13. Frankenstein14. The Odyssey15. William Shakespeare
A sensitive, detailed and informative guide to male puberty, this book will prove invaluable for both young boys and their parents alike, tackling key subjects from the physical changes that occur at this time to the emotional upheaval this can cause.
Age 9+
Extent: 48 pages
Dimensions: 231 x 155mm
A sensitive, detailed and informative guide to female puberty, invaluable for young girls and parents alike, tackling key subjects from physical changes to buying their first bra. Bright, stylish original colour illustrations and diagrams reveal everything young girls need to know about the changes they experience as they near puberty.
Age 9+
Extent: 48 pages
Dimensions: 231 x 155mm
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
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
Think like a mathematician by scribbling your way through this jam-packed activity book, full of maths puzzles to solve, codes to crack and patterns to draw. Activities include inventing your own currency, designing symmetrical shapes and creating maths magic tricks. Includes links to websites with even more maths facts and activities.
Age 7+
Extent:80 pages
Dimensions:246 x 195mm
Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the maths lessons children learn at school, this book is filled with activities that help children understand the value of each digit in a number (place value), and provide practice in adding and subtracting 2-digit and 3-digit numbers in columns. Wipe-clean pages offer endless practice, and answers and secret notes for grown-ups are at the back.
Age 7+
Extent:24 pages
Dimensions:276 x 216mm
WARNING!
Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking hazard.
Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the English lessons children learn at school, this entertaining book is filled with creative writing activities, including writing speech, using adjectives and completing a comic strip. Wipe-clean pages offer endless practice, and answers and secret notes for grown-ups are at the back.
Age 7+
Extent:24 pages
Dimensions:276 x 216mm
WARNING!
Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking hazard.
