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By Catriona Clarke, Illustrated by Adam Relf

What do sharks like to eat? Which shark glows in the dark? And why do some sharks never stop swimming? Young readers can find the answers to these questions and lots more fun facts in this shark-infested book. Part of an exciting series for children beginning to read on their own, with easy-to-read text written with the help of a reading expert. Includes links to carefully selected websites where children can watch video clips of sharks and find out more.

By Stephanie Turnbull, Illustrated by Uwe Mayer, Tetsuo Kushii

How big were dinosaurs and what did they eat? Which were friendly and which were scary? For children beginning to read on their own, this book is an exciting introduction to dinosaurs. Illustrated with fabulous photos and artwork. Easy-to-read text specially written with the help of a reading expert. Internet links to carefully selected websites with pictures, information and activities.

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

An illustrated collection of fifteen classic stories, charmingly retold and illustrated for young children. Favorite stories include Little Red Riding Hood, The Gingerbread Man and The Three Little Pigs, perfect for reading aloud to very young children. A lovely gift at any time of the year.

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

This thought-provoking book offers a balanced exploration of the beliefs, history and customs of all the major world religions, as well as many less well-known faiths, past and present. Spiritually inspiring photographs and illustrations, as well as informative maps and a time chart, will help you to gain a better understanding of: What people of different faiths believe; Where and how people worship; The impact of religion on society; Rites of passage, customs and festivals. Internet links on almost every page take the reader to subject specific world wide web sites for further learning and exploration of the concepts of the religion being discussed.

Ages 10+   Publisher: Usborne

By Jane Chisholm

A gorgeously illustrated guide to the history of the world, from wars and revolutions to ground-breaking inventions, discoveries and artistic movements. With over 3,500 key dates from the Stone Age to the year 2000, organized geographically so readers can compare what was happening in different parts of the world.

By Rosie Hore, Alex Frith, Louie Stowell, Illustrated by Kellan Stover

An informative guide to political systems, elections, voting and government, and issues including feminism, human rights, freedom of speech and fake news, all explained with clear text and bright, infographic style illustrations. Includes tips on how to argue and debate, a glossary, and links to specially selected websites with more information.

Pore over each of the world’s continents with this entertaining atlas and sturdy, 300-piece jigsaw, with hundreds of animals, landmarks, and attractions to spot and talk about. Put together this beautiful 300-piece jigsaw and learn about places around the world! Also in this beautifully packaged giftset, you will find a 24-page World Atlas to further your geography knowledge.

Series: Jigsaw Puzzles

These beautiful jigsaw puzzles and matching books feature several different topics to interest any young learner.

A wonderfully big picture atlas for children to learn the basis of world geography. Lots of busy maps with fun illustrations to learn about the food and culture of other countries as well as capital cities. Putting pictures onto facts helps with memory and this big, satisfying book will help children memorize geography facts with ease.

Big Picture Books

Big, sturdy books full of pictures that introduce fun topics in a large, unique format, perfect for little learners.

By Ruth Brocklehurst, Illustrated by Linda Edwards

A beautifully illustrated picture atlas that takes children on a magical journey around the world. Each map is crammed with fascinating details to pore over and talk about and thematic pages describe people and places around the world. Includes a ‘Trip Around the World’ quiz and an index of place names.

This delightful book is full of fun mazes-a perfect way for little children to learn pen control. Zaner-Bloser (manuscript) was used for the Wipe-Clean series.

Series: Wipe-Clean Books The wipe-clean pages provide lots of opportunities to practice as children can return to each topic again and again. A fun and engaging way for young children to learn and develop essential skills, and each title comes with a wipe-clean pen.

You can play and tell stories with this fabulous interactive book. Wind up the tractor and watch it whizz around the tracks, and use the pieces to tell the stories.

Series: Wind-Up Books Read the stories, then wind up the vehicle and watch it whiz around the different tracks.

Wind up the plane and watch it whiz around the tracks in this delightful interactive book.

Series: Wind-Up Books Read the stories, then wind up the vehicle and watch it whiz around the different tracks.

Ages 3+

By Mairi Mackinnon, Hannah Wood, Illustrated by Kate Hindley

Each page has useful everyday words matched with a detailed picture to aid comprehension and learning. Words are grouped into subjects such as "home and garden", "family", "transport", "actions" and lots more. With a bilingual word list at the back of the book and links to listen to all the words pronounced by a native speaker at the Usborne Quicklinks website.

This delightful pack contains a 100-piece jigsaw of a lively dinosaur scene for children to assemble, as well as a 24-page picture puzzle book teeming with dinosaurs and objects to spot. There is also a black and white version of the jigsaw picture for children to fill in with their own pens. Puzzle measures 23 x 16 inches when completed.

Series: Jigsaw Puzzles These beautiful jigsaw puzzles and matching books feature several different topics to interest any young learner.

A fully illustrated collection of stories from the Bible, retold for young readers. Including Joseph and the Dreams, The Story of Baby Jesus, The Easter Story, Jonah and the Whale, Noah's Ark and more. A beautiful gift book that children will love to receive on any special occasion.

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

By Fiona Watt, Illustrated by Paul Nicholls

Packed with dinosaurs big and small, this prehistoric sticker book will keep young dino fans amused for hours. With over 250 colorful stickers to create exciting scenes, including "The first dinosaurs", "Hungry herbivores" and "Under the sea." Includes fascinating facts about the dinosaurs and how they lived.