This title offers five brand new Christmas stories for little children by Sam Taplin. It is magically illustrated by Violeta Dabija and perfect for sharing at bedtime. It includes the story of the smallest Christmas tree, the story of how little owl learnt about Christmas, and the story of Fox and Badger's Christmas stockings.

«This bumper collection of titles is a brilliant extension of the best-selling «That's Not My» — series and gives children the opportunity to colour in the well-known illustrations of Rachel Wells. Each double page has a coloured picture to act as a guide and a black and white outline to colour in on the opposite page. Children can complete the simple phrase That's my — at the bottom of the page they've coloured in. It also includes colourful stickers to encourage creativity.»

Includes scenes such as soldiers from across history, like the 'Red Coats' of the Napoleonic wars, Prussians on parade and soldiers of the Second World War. This title also features over 400 stickers.

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 includes 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 provides 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 followed by fun puzzles to test comprehension and provide further practice. It gives guidance notes for parents in each book, with further extensive support for parents and teachers on the Usborne Quicklinks Website.

This is a brand new series on the world's most exciting vehicles, sure to appeal to boys of all ages and reading abilities. Visually exciting, highly informative, fun and accessible with photographs, illustrated diagrams and comic strips, this title is full of information on helicopters, from how they work to real-life helicopter missions in wartime. It covers all forms of helicopters from civilian to military used today and throughout history, including the fierce Apache Longbow. Internet-links offer a fascinating selection of recommended websites — with sound, animation, video clips and much more, which provide additional information for projects and homework.

This is a thrilling introduction to prehistoric times. It has fabulous illustrations and clear, simple text. It is an ideal reference book for school projects. It features a glossary, index and facts and records. It presents internet-links to amazing websites. What was the biggest dinosaur? When was the ice age? Why did the dinosaurs die out? Find out in this lavish and lively book. Simple text, beautiful illustrations, stunning photographs of dinosaur models and links to exciting recommended websites introduce young readers to the wonder of the prehistoric world.

The first in a brilliant new series of activity books for pre-schoolers, full of simple activities for little children to try out. These activities will help to develop important skills such as hand control, coordination and concentration.

There are dozens of different animals to discover in this fun sticker book. With over 450 stickers, children will love placing the right stickers on the different scenes. Themes include the zoo, pets, under the sea, wild animals, farm animals and more. WARNING! Not suitable for children under 36 months because of small parts. Choking Hazard.

This is a bookful of over 400 beautifully illustrated self-adhesive labels and decorative stickers to stick on gifts, envelopes and parcels. It is a useful book to own: a gorgeous gift to give. Use on Christmas cards, gift tags or wherever you like! Children will love to stick these pretty labels on presents for family and friends.

Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo. This book is packed with busy holiday-themed pictures with lots of hidden things to spot and colour in. An ideal book to take away on long train or plane journeys, for rainy days on holiday or just to do at home. Also includes picture puzzles including mazes, matching pairs and odd-ones-out.

This title features: Point Big fold-out pages that open up into massive 4-page scenes; two fun concertina pages to open up too; and, stunning watercolour illustrations by Fabiano Fiorin. It includes huge sharks, whales, squid and lots of fish with key facts about each creature.

Girls of all ages will love dressing the dolls in the fancy dress outfits in this exciting new title in the incredibly popular Sticker Dolly Dressing series. They can choose clothes for all kinds of parties, including dazzling gowns for a masked ball, pretty fairy dresses for a secret garden party, swashbuckling costumes for a pirate party, spooky trick or treat outfits for Halloween night, and lots, lots more. With over 250 clothing and accessory stickers to choose from, there are plenty of outfits to create.

This new edition in a smaller format is perfect for little hands to hold and explore. Full of festive surprises, babies will love looking at the colourful Christmas scenes full of chirping robins, skating penguins, sledging mice, a tree and presents. This title is fully safety tested according to British and European Safety Standards.

A charming and colourful picture wordbook about life on a farm, ideal for teaching babies and young children farm-related words. Scenes include the farmyard, in the fields, milking time, the henhouse, the vegetable garden and the farm at night. This is a book perfect for sharing or for a child to enjoy alone.

This title includes lots of brilliant and original ideas for things to make with paper, including a fairytale castle picture, pop-up cards, paper gliders and masks, and fabulous flowers and paper chains. It provides quick and easy projects using materials found at home with clear step-by-step instructions. It offers two pages of colourful stickers for adding special effects.

The Story of Baby Jesus retold using simple language to help beginner readers develop reading stamina. Follow Mary and Joseph as they travel to Bethlehem in this magical retelling of the Christmas story. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.

This title includes beautiful full-colour artwork of each species on the left-hand page, with information, e.g. why this butterfly has eye spots; why it's bright orange; and, why it's shown on a buddleia plant. It provides large, black and white version to colour in on the right-hand page, using the colour picture for guidance. It is detailed, accurate representation of different species from all over the world.

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.

This is a new edition of this popular title, which provides a fantastic reference point for students studying for their SATs and GCSE's. Split into 6 colour coded sections covering all aspects of the curriculum, such as radioactivity, heat, sound and electricity, as well as a general information section which includes essential charts and tables, it is brightly and clearly illustrated. It is internet-linked to further online educational resources through the Usborne Quicklinks website.

This is a new edition of this popular title, which provides a fantastic reference point for students studying for their SATs and GCSE's. Split into 5 colour coded sections covering all aspects of the curriculum, such as ecology, zoology and human biology, as well as a general information section which includes essential charts and tables, it is brightly and clearly illustrated. It is internet-linked to further online educational resources through the Usborne Quicklinks website.