This beautifully illustrated collection contains all of Jane Austen's novels retold for young readers, including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, with notes on the characters and quotations from the original text. With links to websites to find out more about Jane Austen's life and times.
A very simple non-fiction, lift-the-flap book for small children, packed with holes to peep through, flaps to peep beneath and snippets of factual information about what happens when night falls
A beautiful pop-up celebration of the seasons! From a nestful of spring chicks and a summer meadow, to the whirling leaves of autumn and a snowy forest, children will love poring over the 3D scenes and exploring the four seasons in this wonderful pop-up book. As well as four seasonal scenes, there's an amazing pop-up four-season tree at the end! With stunning illustrations and simple text, this is a delightful book to share with little children. With free online audio to listen to.
Peep under leaves and behind branches to discover hibernating squirrels, creepy crawlies and more in this charming introduction to trees, filled with intricately cut flaps and holes to peep through. Find out what trees need to grow, what happens to a tree through the seasons, how long an oak tree can live for and much more.
This collection features stories from all of Shakespeare's plays, enriched with illustrations and memorable quotations. It provides insights into main characters and serves as a great introduction to Shakespeare for both children and adults, making it a valuable reference book.
Young children can explore a bustling medieval castle in this charming, lift-the-flap non-fiction book. Flaps and peep-through holes in the pages reveal a knight putting on his armour, castle guards counting the king's treasure and a grand feast with the royal family. A lovely introduction to a popular historical subject for little children.
Being kind is super important, but it isn't always easy. Using a goodhearted, enthusiastic little boy's perspective, a lot of sensitivity and a little gentle humour, this story explores the potential pitfalls of trying to be kind, and what being kind really means. To be truly kind, it turns out, you have to try to look at things from other people's points of view. Delicate laser cut holes accumulate as the pages are turned to show how kindness feels and how it can spread from person to person.
A gorgeous pop-up book for young animal lovers, with amazing, moving animals from all around the world. Immerse yourself in five different animal scenes from all around the world in this gorgeous pop-up book. Ingenious paper engineering brings Richard Johnson's adorable animals springing from the pages - with actual movements. Tigers prowl and monkeys swing, pandas play, a turtle flicks its flippers to glide over a coral reef, and tall giraffes raise their heads right out of the book!
Help instill a love of bees in little children with this little flap book that explores their world. Peep inside flowers, beehives and under busy bees, to see what they do all day, how honey is made, how baby bees are born, and how a queen bee leads the way to build a new home. This timely new addition to award winning world-popular peep-inside series about a popular and essential current topic: BEES! Ingeniously designed holes and flaps to keep little children's curious minds engaged as they find out more. Simply and sweetly written to appeal to young children with charming illustrations by Simona Dimitri.
Peep under chunky flaps and through holes in the pages to discover hungry sharks, giant whales, deep-sea jellyfish and even a shy sea dragon. Simple text gives information for young readers, and flaps and peep holes encourage their exploration of the marvellous underwater world.
"Peek inside barns and behind gates to find baby lambs, busy tractors and mots more on the farm" -- page 4 of cover.
Come on a bug hunt in this little book and discover ants building their nest underground, bees making honey in their hive and a bug hotel where lots of creepy crawlies have found a home. With colourful illustrations, flaps to lift and holes to peep through, there's so much to discover in this fascinating introduction to insects and where they live.
Engaging young readers, this interactive book invites them to explore the vibrant rainforest through flaps and peek-through holes. As they uncover various animals, children will encounter sloths, red-eyed tree frogs, jaguars, elephants, pink river dolphins, crocodiles, and lively monkeys and parrots. The playful format encourages curiosity and discovery in a colorful jungle setting, making it an exciting adventure for little ones.
A magical lift-the-flap book with holes all about what Santa does at Christmas The elves are busy in Santa's workshop on Christmas Eve. Lift flaps and peep through holes to explore this magical winter wonderland. Meet all the reindeer and Mrs. Christmas working on the sleigh, see Santa flying through the sky, and fill the stockings full of presents. Then peep into Santa's house on Christmas morning to see how he celebrates - with a snooze in his armchair and lots of elf games. This little interactive book is a perfect way to enjoy the excitement of Christmas with little children.
Offers a glimpse behind the scenes of a busy castle. Amid the hustle and bustle, this flap book helps young readers meet lords, ladies, knights and squires and find out how they live, work, fight and relax in their magnificent castle home.
This text takes readers on a journey through the Earth to find out what's under the ground from plant roots and ant colonies to rumbling trains in deep, dark tunnels.
Six of Rudyard Kipling's famous 'Just So Stories', carefully selected and retold for younger children. Includes: How the Elephant got his Trunk, How the Crab got her Claws, How the Rhinoceros got his Skin, How the Whale got his Throat, How the Camel got his Hump and Why the Kangaroo Jumps.
Adorable under the sea flap book for babies. Who can you find under the sea? Follow a little turtle through a coral reef and lift seaweed, sea grass and anemones to meet colourful seahorses, a clownfish and her family, a big octopus and lots more. With sturdy flaps for little hands, delightful text and charming illustrations by Mariana Ruiz Johnson.
This simple non-fiction book for very young children is filled with facts about space and the universe. Little children can lift the flaps and peek through the holes in the pages to find out lots about space: this interactive introduction to the subject is accurate, playful and approachable. Space is a "hot" topic at the moment and is a fascinating subject that can lead little minds to be more interested about science as a whole.
A beautifully illustrated, non-fiction book to introduce children to dinosaurs for the very first time. Children can lift the flaps and peep through the holes to see a dinosaur egg hatching or trace the outlines of T. Rex's teeth, and find out about spiky dinosaurs, the biggest dinosaurs and dinosaurs from the sea.
Peep Inside is the very young children's lift-the-flap information book series, the younger cousin of the Look Inside series which is, in turn, the younger relative of the bestselling See Inside series. With flaps and holes to peep underneath and through, life at the zoo is revealed. Snippets of information are combined with intriguing and stylish…
Peep inside a forest to discover what lives there and how the forest changes through the year. Peep into tree hollows, between ferns and under branches to find fawns, wolves, bears and squirrels in the scenes gorgeously illustrated by Simona Dimitri. A charming first reference book, perfect for sharing with little ones. This handy format is perfect for small children, and there is so much to look at, spot and talk about that is sure to be read again and again. Part of a bestselling series; other titles include Peep Inside Animal Homes, Peep Inside The Zoo, Peep Inside the Farm and Peep Inside the Garden.
One magical Christmas night, a little girl's Nutcracker doll comes to life! Peep through the pages to follow their adventures in this enchanting book, with delicate cutaways, flaps to lift and stunning illustrations from Karl James Mountford. A beautiful way to introduce children to the classic fairytale.
Experience the wonders of nature through a vibrant pop-up book that immerses young readers in a lively outdoor adventure. Delight in interactive scenes featuring buzzing bees, a mouse hidden in a blackberry bush, a woodpecker at work, and a frog swimming in a pond. Perfect for children aged 3 and up, this engaging book encourages exploration and appreciation of the natural world.
This little girl follows her daddy everywhere - upstairs, downstairs, and even to the bathroom! She doesn't like being left alone - the world is so big and she's so small! Can she and her daddy find a solution?
Dive down with a submersible to discover the mysteries of the ocean. Oceans cover most of our planet, and yet most of the depths remain unexplored. This book takes you deep down to find light-up jellyfish, diving whales, giant squid and whole mountains at the bottom of the sea. Flaps and peep holes will draw young children into this intriguing subject, and instill a love of this essential ecosystem.
Pipkin the penguin sets out to discover how many things are in a million, with the help of his mother and a playful seal cub.
A handbook for budding cartoonists of all ages. The step-by-step instructions demonstrate how to produce cartoons ranging from simple animals and people to superheroes and comic strips. Internet links are given to selected Web sites which provide more information on famous cartoonists and techniques. The Usborne Web site contains free images to download and use in conjunction with this volume, including outlines for trickier cartoons and guidelines for simple animation.
A fully illustrated collection of classic fairy tales, that includes Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and more traditional tales from around world.
Peep into nests and inside burrows to see baby animals and where they live.
This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of a little boy's fear of the dark. Lyrical writing inspires a positive attitude to the dark, including the idea that it's only when it's truly dark that you can see the stars. Laser-cut holes show shadows, monster eyes in a dark bedroom, and a stunning starry sky
There's so much happening in springtime! As the days get warmer, leaves grow and flowers pop up, and all the animals get busy. Peep under blossom, behind the meadow flowers and into the pond to find nests full of chicks, baby bunnies, wiggly tadpoles, and other animals bustling round in spring. This bright interactive book will absorb little children while discovering what goes on in this lovely season.
In this book you'll find the answers and learn lots more about the curious world of cats.Cats is part of an exciting series of books for children who are beginning to read on their own. The easy to read text has been specifically written with the help of a reading expert.Ages 4+
A gorgeous sticker book that takes readers from room to room through a charming doll's house 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. Includes eleven rooms spread over three storeys in the house, including a master bedroom, two children's bedrooms, a baby's nursery, a kitchen, living room, study, dining room and attic.
Follow the icy delights of a snowy day, from sparkling frost to pretty snowflakes and sleepy squirrels to frozen frogs.
Follow an inquisitive little mouse as it scampers through a garden, and lift leaves and petals to meet lots of other garden creatures along the way. This charming book for little children has lots to discover and talk about on every page, from butterflies and dragonflies to frogs, birds and snails.
Illustrated boldly and brightly throughout, this collection of tales from the "Arabian Nights" is retold for younger readers. It includes "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", and the "Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor", as well as a short history about the origins of the "Arabian Nights."
Peek under leaves and behind doors to find noisy parrots, playful monkeys, very tall giraffes and lots more
The Answer Is on a Huge Poster Inside! - Usborne Picture Book
How Big was a Dinosaur? Have you ever wondered how big a dinosaur really was? Pipkin the penguin wants to know just that. Join him on a journey into long ago, and you can see for yourself.
Part of the Usborne Picture Books series, this title lets young children follow the imaginative adventures of a little boy who is whisked back in time as he plays in the ruins of a castle, only to find himself transported to the hustle and bustle of the building in its heyday.
Pipkin the smallest penguin is always asking questions, but what he wants to know most of all is how high is the sky? So, he sets off to see how far up the sky goes and finds that it really is very high indeed. Includes special fold-out poster at the end of the book.
Snow White is the kindest and prettiest girl in the kingdom, but her stepmother soon becomes jealous... The much-loved story is magically brought to life in this gorgeously illustrated book, with delicate cutaways and holes to peep through, layered to create a magical filigree effect. The classic fairy tale, brought right up to date for a modern audience with beautiful illustrations and fine laser-cut holes and cutaways which add depth and drama. Young children will love looking at the detail in this book - both in the illustrations and in the peep-throughs and flaps - and sharing and talking about it with a grown-up. Other titles in the Peep Inside a Fairy Tale series: Cinderella 9781409599111, Little Red Riding Hood 9781409599128, Beauty and the Beast 9781474920544.
Fun ideas for Christmas cards and decorations including flying angels, Christmas collages and dancing snowmen can all be made using readily-available materials and then be decorated with the shiny stickers included in the book.
Discover all kinds of things underground in this interactive book. Have you ever wondered what's under the ground? A fascinating world lies hidden there. In an exciting journey into the Earth, young children can lift flaps and peep into holes to find ants and bunnies, pipes and trains, fossils and even lava!
How do horses live in the wild? What kind of pony lives near the North Pole? Why do horses wear shoes? In this text you will find the answers and learn lots more fascinating things about horses and ponies.
How do tadpoles turn into frogs? What is the biggest frog in the world? How do frogs catch flies? In this book, youll find the answers and lots more about the wonderful world of frogs. Tadpoles and Frogs is part of an exciting series of books for children who are beginning to read on their own. The easy-to-read text has been specially written with the help of a reading expert.
An enchantingly illustrated, lift-the-flap version of the classic fairy tale. Little children can peep through intricate, laser-cut holes into the dark woods, lift the flaps to see what's beyond the trees, and keep an eye out for the Big Bad Wolf as they follow Little Red Riding Hood through the fairytale forest.
A beautiful retelling of the classic fairy tale, with fabulous illustrations by Lorena Alvarez and intricate, cut-out windows to peep through. Little children will love following Belle and the birds into the Beast's house, discovering the shy Beast hiding in the garden, the harp that plays itself - and the handsome Prince in the mirror.
Pipkin the very small penguin is always asking very big questions. Pipkin goes on an adventure to find the answer to his question and returns home in time for bed.
The classic English fairytale, specially rewritten for young children and brought to life with stunning illustrations. Jack and his mother are so poor that they don't have anything to eat. Their hope is fading, until Jack meets a strange little man with a handful of magic beans... What happens next changes Jack's life forever. The simple text and vibrant illustrations will appeal to very young children at story time and to older children just beginning to read alone.
Teeming with animals to find, count and talk about, this picture book helps develop basic word and number skills.
Lift the flaps to find the busy bee and lots of other animals in the garden. Where's the busy bee gone now? This engaging lift-the-flap book will enchant babies and very little children as they find the cute, fuzzy bee among the flowers, and follow her around the garden to discover who else lives there. Meet a spider spinning a web, a butterfly hiding from the rain, some baby birds learning to fly and the busy bee's family all buzzing in the hive.
A soothing touchy-feely book for quiet time Little bear needs lots of care in this irresistible touchy-feely book. Stroke his nose, rub his tummy, and he'll feel all better by the end of the book. Each page has a different touchy-feely patch for you to interact with the heart-meltingly sweet bear character. Encouraging kindness while also providing a calming activity, this book is perfect for quiet time with little ones.
Double Trouble is part of the Usbourne Very First Reading series which has been specially developed to help children learn to read. Each book in the series introduces New letters or reading patterns, and reinforces material from previous books.
Now available in paperback, this is part of a series featuring Pipkin, a cute, lovable penguin whose questions and adventures introduce key concepts such as time, depth and size. This story introduces the concepts of size and scale. Pipkin the inquisitive penguin wants to know how high the sky is and so, with a friendly albatross, he flies past a hot-air balloon, a space rocket and the moon -- but the sky is still much too high to him to reach the top.
Peek through the pages of this magical and wonderfully produced book to follow the journey of Sleeping Beauty: the story of a beautiful and fair princess, a sleeping enchantment and a handsome prince.
Follow a cheeky squirrel as it bounds through the woods, and discover what else lives there - from a sleepy owl in the treetops, to a herd of deer between the trees, to a mole digging underground, very young children will love lifting the flaps to discover nature in the woods. Charmingly illustrated with a fresh bright palette by Christine Pym.
Follow a little monkey around the jungle, and lift leaves and branches to meet lots of other tropical creatures along the way. This charming book for little children has lots to discover and talk about on every page, from a sleepy spotty jaguar to a hungry toucan and a slow sloth.
A collection of classic stories adapted for young children. Each story is fully illustrated and perfect for either reading aloud or for more confident readers to tackle alone.
Peep through the pages of this classic story to follow Gerda on her magical journey to rescue her friend Kay from the evil Snow Queen. With delicate cutaway pages showing snowflakes and starry skies, holes to peep through and stunning illustrations by George Ermos, this is a beautiful way to introduce little children to the classic fairy tale.
Includes watercolour paintings and text that lead very young children through the effects of a rainy day; from cloudy skies to the splish, splash, splosh of puddles and a beautiful rainbow. This title describes some of the creatures who need and enjoy rainy days, such as frogs, birds, worms and snails.
"I'm BORED!" wails a little girl after her screen time is cut short. "That's great!" her dad says with a grin. "Being bored comes right before having a Really Good Idea." After an initial protest, the little girl dives into her imagination, and takes the reader with her on a whirlwind ride of pure fun. A cardboard box becomes a magical train, the washing machine inspires an imaginary trip into space, a scribbly doodle becomes a hungry spaghetti monster, and ants in the garden lead her into an escapade in the Funny Bug Circus. In a world where children can find entertainment at the touch of a button, it's ever-more important that they have time to be bored - because that's where they have the space to come up with their own Really Good Ideas.
Describes what it was like for astronauts to walk on the Moon during the Apollo missions.
Go fly a kite and explore the windy weather in this little book. Written charmingly for young children, this book will encourage curiosity about the wind and all the lovely things it can do! See sailboats out at sea, and a seagull soaring on the wind, and a kite tumble into a tree, as you follow the children playing out on a windy day. The sturdy board pages and little size are designed for babies and young children to enjoy. Charming simple story about the discovery of a windy day through the adventures of two children going to fly their kite. Beautiful evocative illustrations by Elena Temporin.
This handbook gives advice and tips on how to draw animals ranging from parrots to polar bears, using all sorts of pens, pastels, paints and pencils. It includes details of web sites containing information on materials, artists and techniques.
In a sing-song story, Panda goes through the days of her week, saying what she does each day. Monday is nursery day, Tuesday is shopping day, Wednesday is washing day... With sweet, humorous illustrations of what she gets up to each day - painting a rainbow at nursery on Monday, baking with grandma on Thursday, and playing in the park on Saturday - this charming book uses repetition and rhythm to encourage young children to join in naming the days of the week.
A picture book following a crew of not-so-scary pirates across the high seas. It lets children follow the story as the swashbuckling pirates sail through a swirling storm, sing sea shanties and tally up their twinkling treasure.
Engaging young readers, this interactive book invites babies and toddlers to care for an adorable puppy, enhancing sensory experiences through touch. As children stroke the pup's ears, rub its nose, and tickle its tummy, they learn about kindness and empathy. The narrative culminates in the puppy feeling better, making it a perfect soothing activity for quiet moments.
This illustrated book contains a collection of fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen retold for younger readers
The 'Usborne Spotter's Guides' series offers youngsters aged 7 and over a range of pocket-sized field guides that help identify animals, plants, minerals and astronomical objects. Each title contains glossaries, maps, reference materials and illustrations. This title focuses on dinosaurs.
Includes Christmas stickers in the middle of the book.
Freundlich sein ist wichtig, aber nicht immer einfach – ein besonders nettes Buch Nett zu sein, ist superwichtig – wichtiger als ganz schnell laufen zu können oder alles zu wissen. Deswegen bin ich (fast) immer NETT. Aber was bedeutet „nett sein“ eigentlich? Und warum ist es manchmal so schwierig? Dieses Buch erklärt auf verständliche Weise, wie man sich in andere hineinversetzt und warum Freundlichkeit ansteckend ist. Mit vielen Laserschnitten. • Altersgerecht und humorvoll zeigt diese Geschichte, wie man es schafft, netter zu anderen zu sein – und wo es Grenzen gibt! • Vermittelt Verständnis füreinander und Empathie • Hunderte filigrane Laserschnitte machen das Buch zu einem ganz besonderen Hingucker
Die detailreichen Pop-up-Seiten zu den Jahreszeiten faszinieren Kinder und laden sie ein, die verschiedenen Facetten der Natur spielerisch zu entdecken. Jede Seite bietet lebendige Illustrationen und interaktive Elemente, die das Staunen fördern und das Verständnis für die Veränderungen im Jahresverlauf vertiefen. Dieses Buch ist ideal, um das Interesse an der Umwelt zu wecken und die Freude am Lesen zu unterstützen.
Mein erstes Jahreszeitenbuch Erkunde die vier Jahreszeiten! Im Frühling kommen Tierbabys auf die Welt, im Sommer werden Erdbeeren reif, im Herbst verfärben sich die Blätter und im Winter kannst du sogar einen Schneemann bauen! • Altersgerechte Darstellung des Jahreszyklus, typische Merkmale aus Tier- und Pflanzenwelt und was man in welcher Jahreszeit unternehmen kann • Erweitert den Wortschatz über Jahreszeiten, Pflanzen, Tiere und Wetter • Robust verarbeitet, mit abgerundeten Ecken
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Bald ist Heiligabend! In der Weihnachtswerkstatt wird fleißig Spielzeug hergestellt. Sobald die Geschenke fertig sind, fährt der Weihnachtsmann mit seinen Rentieren los, um sie zu verteilen. Schau unter Klappen, spähe durch Gucklöcher und finde heraus, was in der Weihnachtswerkstatt und am Schlitten alles geschieht.
Im Garten summt, zwitschert und wimmelt es im Sommer vor Leben. Was kann man alles im Garten entdecken? Was stellt die kleine Spinne her? Was verbirgt sich hinter den Türen der Scheune? Wer wohnt im Vogelhaus? Wer versteckt sich in der geschlossenen Blüte? Was wächst unter dem Blatt?
Dit schitterende piratenboek zit vol met dingen om te zoeken en te tellen. Doorzoek piratenhavens, stormachtige zeeën en gezonken schepen om te zien of je alle verborgen schatten kunt vinden. Maar pas op voor de zeemonsters!
