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How do flowers grow in dry deserts? How do animals help to spread seeds? Which flower smells like rotting meat? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about how flowers grow. How flowers grow is part of an exciting new 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.

Series: Beginners How many eyes do spiders have? What do fire fighters wear? What kind of truck can transport the space shuttle? Find the answers to these questions and lots more in these exciting books for children who are learning to read on their own.

Age 6 years and up

Peek under all the flaps in these colorful and engaging books--perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Series: Look Inside Board Books

Look inside the scenes at a bustling airport, dive under water and peer inside hollow trees to see what's hiding in the shadows, and find out why stars shine. These fascinating flap books are perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Age 3 years and up

Why do we need bees? Where do they live? Who’s who in a beehive? Find out in this beautifully illustrated flap book which answers young children's questions about the world around them. A great book to satisfy curious minds and answer all those pressing questions that just can't wait.

Series: Lift-the-Flap First Questions and Answers

These stylish, highly illustrated, interactive books are perfect for sharing with young children, and they introduce science concepts using a friendly lift-the-flap format.

Age 3+

What are germs? Where do they live and how do they spread? It’s time to zoom in for a closer look… This informational book for very young children has amusing and friendly illustrations, and children will love peeking under the flaps to find out all about germs and hygiene.

Series: Lift-the-Flap Very First Questions and Answers

Curious little children can lift over 30 flaps in each book to find the answers to many questions in this delightful series, with simple explanations and gorgeous illustrations on ever page.

Age 2+

This colorful book is packed with exciting scientific activities, from blowing bubbles to making soft drinks and invisible ink. The experiments are safe and easy to carry out, using ordinary household equipment. They are all carefully designed to help young children explore the fascinating world of the kitchen. Usborne Science Activities is an innovative series which responds to the growing emphasis on scientific exploration for young children. The text and illustrations are simple and clear so children can enjoy using the books by themselves. Further notes give fuller scientific explanations for adults who wish to work with their children.

Series: Science Activities

These bright, exciting books respond to the growing emphasis on scientific exploration for young children. Their appealing scientific activities are cleverly designed to help children investigate the intriguing properties of different types of science. Experiments explore basic principles of physics, chemistry, and biology in a fun and practical way.

Age 6 years and up

An interactive introduction to information and communication technology, which explains what goes on inside computers to make them do what they do. With lots of flaps to lift and look beneath, fact-hungry children will devour the fascinating data contained in this bright and engaging non-fiction book. A return to the days when Usborne was a market-leader in computer books for children. Many of today's tech professionals were inspired by Usborne's coding books from the 1980s.

Series: Advanced Lift-the-Flap Board Books

Ideal for improving general knowledge and guaranteed to keep fact-loving, question-asking children entertained for hours.

Age 7 years and up

Unravel the strange and wonderful mysteries of the universe. Amazing photographs and illustrations reveal an intriguing world - proving that reality is more astounding than science fiction!

Series: Mysteries & Marvels

Amazing photographs, illustrations, and clear informative text reveal a world full of wonders more astounding than science fiction.

Age 8 years and up

Blast off into space with this fascinating flip book. Find out how the moon was made, why stars shine and how we know so much about planets that are far, far away.

Series: Look Inside Board Books

Look inside the scenes at a bustling airport, dive under water and peer inside hollow trees to see what's hiding in the shadows, and find out why stars shine. These fascinating flap books are perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Age 3 years and up

What is the earth made of and what goes on beneath the surface? This non-fiction lift-the-flap book features bold illustrations, simple explanations to complex questions and over 60 flaps to lift. An introduction to geology and geography for young children. Also in this series: Look Inside Space - winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2013.

Series: Look Inside Board Books

Look inside the scenes at a bustling airport, dive under water and peer inside hollow trees to see what's hiding in the shadows, and find out why stars shine. These fascinating flap books are perfect for little fingers and curious minds.

Age 5 years and up

Peek under leaves and behind doors to find noisy parrots, cheeky monkeys, very tall giraffes and lots more.

Series: Peek Inside Board Books

Peek inside burrows, inside barns, under leaves, and even inside the zoo, to find all the fun facts about our world.

Age 3 years and up

This wonderful book is a perfect way for little children to start learning about letters. There are lots of stickers to add to every page.

Series: Get Ready for School

There are dozens of different stickers to help complete the colorful scenes in this exciting sticker book.

Age 4 years and up

The imaginative use of textures in this inviting new board book adds a delightful dimension to sharing books with babies and toddlers. Bright illustrations are combined with simple text to develop sensory and language awareness. Very young children will love turning the pages to meet a number of different fun-to-touch puppies.

Series: That's Not My… Board Books

Babies and toddlers will love touching the textured patches on every page. The bright pictures and textures to stroke are designed to help develop sensory and language awareness.

Age 9 months and up.

Watch as the bug whizzes around the tracks in this delightful interactive book. Wind up the bug by pulling it backward, place it on the tracks and watch it wiggle around the garden.

Series: Pull-Back Books

These cheerful board books have a toy to pull back on it's wheels and send down four different tracks. Each scene is full of things to spot and talk about.

Age 3 years and up

Brimming with things to find, count and talk about, this charming picture book provides hours of puzzle-solving fun. Readers will delight in discovering the secrets of the sea. 

Series: 1001 Things to Spot

Helps children develop skills in reading, counting, matching, and identification.

Age 6 years and up

By Anna Milbourne, Illustrated by Olga Demidova

A colorful and charmingly illustrated non-fiction book for very small children, with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peek through and farm animals to spot. Children can peek inside the hen house at sunrise in search of eggs, watch the cows being milked behind the big barn doors and spot the lambs frolicking in the fields. Little hands will love to lift the flaps to see the vegetables growing underground, or the peas inside their green pods, and to spot all the produce being sold in the farm shop, from cheese, bread and honey to knitted hats and lambswool jumpers. An engaging and interactive introduction to life on a farm and where food comes from.

Nobody has everything they need, all the time – so how can we make do with what we have? Economics is all about understanding the choices we make to solve this problem. With bright, infographics pictures, this informative book describes why markets are so important, how businesses work out what to sell, and how governments choose how to run a country. Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more information.

This classic Usborne book has now been revised to include many brand new illustrations and it continues to stimulate and delight today's generation of children as it did when it was first published over 20 years ago. It provides a treasury of learning opportunities as an exciting talk-about book for the very young, a stimulating picture word book for pre-readers and a lively source of ideas and spellings for first writers.

Stephen Cartwright's brilliant illustrations, with their wealth of detail and gentle humor, will give many hours of valuable entertainment and enjoyment. (Gold Award Winner, Best Pre-School Information Book, Parents Play and Learn Awards, 1996)

Series: First Thousand Words

Offers a wide range of learning opportunities from early reading and spelling to dictionary use. Foreign language editions include dictionaries and phonetic pronunciation guides; some have online pronunciation guides and internet links.

Age 3 years and up                Publisher: Usborne

This charming illustrated story collection is the perfect introduction to Aesop's classic tales. Discover the antics and adventures of a boastful hare, a helpful mouse, a greedy dog and many more.

Series: Read-Aloud Story Books

These delightful books make great stories and gifts for young and old readers alike.

Age 3 years and up                Publisher: Usborne

A heart-warming collection of eleven gentle animal stories, perfect for sharing together at bedtime. Cozy stories include ‘Little Lion’s Roar’, ‘Badger’s Happy Feeling’ and ‘Dog and the Balloon’. With enchanting illustrations and just the right length for the end of a busy day. Publisher Usborne

By Louie Stowell

This inspiring book will unlock children’s ideas for writing stories, poems, comics, blogs, reviews, movie scripts and more. As well as activities for writing compelling story outlines, dialogue and lively characters, there are tips for writing horror stories, romance and thrillers, and even shock journalism. With lots of space to write in – but no scary blank pages.

When were the first trains built and how did they work? Who organizes how trains move along the track? How do some trains go uphill? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more fascinating facts about trains.

Series: Beginners

How many eyes do spiders have? What do fire fighters wear? What kind of truck can transport the space shuttle? Find the answers to these questions and lots more in these exciting books for children who are learning to read on their own.

Age 6 years and up                        Publisher: Usborne

What do sharks like to eat? Which shark glows in the dark? And why do some sharks never stop swimming? You’ll find out the answers and lots more fun facts in this shark-infested book.

Series: Beginners

How many eyes do spiders have? What do fire fighters wear? What kind of truck can transport the space shuttle? Find the answers to these questions and lots more in these exciting books for children who are learning to read on their own.

Age 6 years and up                             Publisher: Usborne

Perfect for sharing at bedtime, this beautifully illustrated collection of classic fairy tales will fill little one’s dreams with fairy godmothers, talking cats, helpful elves and happy ever afters... Featuring a whole host of popular fairy tales including Cinderella, Puss in Boots and Aladdin, all specially written for reading aloud together. In luxurious binding with a ribbon marker, this book is a pleasure to hold, read and keep - a wonderful gift to be treasured.

Series: Read-Aloud Story Books     These delightful books make great stories and gifts for young and old readers alike!

Age 3 years and up                        Publisher: Usborne

A wonderful collection of six classic Greek myths and legends, specially retold for younger readers. Includes the stories of ‘The Wooden Horse’, ‘The Minotaur’ and ‘The Odyssey’, as well as a guide to the Greek gods. Beautifully bound in padded hardback, and packed with information, color and culture, this makes a thrilling read for any child. With a pronunciation guide to Greek names on the Usborne Quicklinks website.

Series: Illustrated Stories Beautifully illustrated collections of classics and original tales.

Age 8 years and up         Publisher: Usborne