Little children can peep through the laser-cut pages of this magical book and follow Cinderella through a fairytale city to meet her perfect prince. Beneath the flaps they can discover Cinderella’s fairy godmother, her selfish stepsisters and a fabulous golden carriage. A delightful way to introduce children to this much-loved tale.
Discover the colourful creepy crawlies that live in the world around us in this beautifully illustrated board book for little learners.
The other animals try to get the leopard to lend his drum to the Sky God, but none of them is successful.
A king and queen have fallen on hard time - but then their eldest daughter is given a magic wishbone. To the king's surprise, his daughter seems to forget she has it, until one day when he is at his lowest.
An exciting story to inspire beginner readers. Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools. Child reads with an adult’s support, and gains practice reading tricky spellings – silent consonants in words such as knight, sign, palm, thumb etc. Fun puzzles test understanding, and provide opportunities for dis…
A humorous story for children just beginning to read. Whoever heard of a dragon who doesn’t like fighting? And what will happen when the boldest dragon fighter of them all comes to stay? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
Every day, Sam takes the same old sheep up the same old mountain. What can he do to make life more exciting? First Reading Level 3 are real books for beginner readers which develop reading stamina through simple, repetitive text. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
the brand new Usborne First Reading Series, has been written especially for children who are learning to read. With delightful illustrations, these books combine great stories with simple text to excite and inspire any beginner reader. Ages 4+
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 t…
These are four new titles in the fantastic "First Reading" series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. Luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these four exciting new stories is a classic story or fable, retold with simple text to delight and inspire any child who is just beginning to read. This key series was developed in conjunct…