Fred Blunt Books

Unicorn NOT Wanted is a novel take on unicorn stories, set in the wild west!

Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found - from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years - and what we can learn from it in this fascinating information book.

The fourth title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

Seven titles in the popular 'First Reading series' are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together. 'The Young Reading series' is developed with reading expert Alison Kelly from Roehampton University to help young readers grow in confidence and ability.

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Lilly the cow's attempts to find adventure away from the farm have unfortunate endings.

A magician gives a spectacular final performance after deciding to retire

A fun story using phonic-based textAges:4+ A lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves, or for reading aloud together. When Brown Cow visits the circus, she puts on a surprise performance. She slips, trips, drops things and loses her hat - but the ringmaster is thrilled! With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Also includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.

The award winning Usborne First Reading series has been developed to offer the best possible support for teaching children to read, both in schools and at home. The series is based on the principles of synthetic phonics but also provides effective support for non-phonics-based programs. 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!). Superb artwork by world-class illustrators in a brilliant range of styles. First Reading Level 1 titles are designed to be the first real books a beginner reader will tackle, with very light support from an adult. Each book has a single story with six pages of reading-related puzzles.

Refreshingly original, not to say subversive [. . . ] all hilariously picture by Fred Blunt in cartoon mode. Nicholas Tucker The Independent