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A lovely little sticker book with dolls to dress, kittens to play with and pages to decorate with delightful stickers. Scenes include feeding time, visiting a cat café, exploring outside and lots more. With over 300 reusable stickers of kittens, outfits and accessories, plus a fold-out back cover to store stickers when not in use.

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Prince Florian wants to marry a princess... a real princess. He meets lots of princesses, but are they real princesses? How can he know?Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).300 headwords, 528 words

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Meet five friendly dinosaurs in this special edition to the much-loved That’s not my... book. Babies love the best-selling That’s not my… books with their bold illustrations, patches to stroke, and a mouse to spot on every page, all designed to develop sensory and language awareness.

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Bursting with fun fingerprinting ideas, this colourful activity book comes with its own inkpad of seven bright colours. Decorate the underwater scenes with sharks, seahorses, narwhals, penguins and even a sunken ship. There are simple instructions showing how to fingerprint each creature and the book has a spiral binding so that it lies flat.

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What are rainbows made of? How hot is the sun? When do hurricanes happen? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this fascinating information book, with over 60 flaps to lift. There’s also a quiz, a make your own water cycle experiment, and Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more amazing facts.

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Step inside the sun-scorched deserts of Ancient Egypt to visit the magnificent temples by the mighty River Nile, busy towns, and tombs filled with glittering treasure in this fascinating book with intricately cut flaps and holes to peep through. Travel up the Nile in a barge, join a party at a rich man’s house, a funeral for a Pharaoh and lots more.

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Fill a park with all kinds of dogs, add toys and tunnels to a hamster home, fill a field with farm animals and much more in this adorable sticker book. With over 250 stickers of dogs, cats, guinea pigs and lots of other pets to add to the pages. Great for encouraging creativity and developing fine motor skills.

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This down-to-earth guide is filled with practical advice on everything from how to budget and be a smart shopper to student loans, mortgages and insurance. An essential book for equipping young people with the skills they need to manage their money now and in the future. Includes links to websites with more tips and advice.

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Enjoy all the fun of a trip to the shops in this charming sticker book. Fill a bakery with delicious treats, decorate a florists with beautiful flowers, fill a department store with clothes and lots more. There are over 300 stickers to complete the delightful scenes.

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Philosophy is a way of thinking about just about anything. It asks big questions, such as "how can I be good?" or "what makes something beautiful?" Using lively examples, humorous illustrations and simple thought experiments, this book opens up the world of philosophy to children and adults with enquiring minds.

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"A powerful, vital gut-punch" - Laura Bates"Funny and sad, this book urges girls to know their own worth" - The Guardian"Tackles abusive relationships with a compassionate and authentic voice" - The I It looked like love.It felt like love.But this isn't a love story.Amelie fell hard for Reese. And she thought he loved her too. But she's starting to realise that real love isn't supposed to hurt like this.So now she's retracing their story, revisiting all the places he made her cry. Because if she works out what went wrong, perhaps she can finally learn how to get over him.

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This visually astonishing story takes children on a journey into and through the brain. Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they use brain cells to accomplish them. From the senses to sleep, memories to making decisions, this book brings the wonder of brains and brain science to life.

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Jane Eyre is an orphan, poor and ordinary-looking. Her life is poor and ordinary too until she comes to Thornfield Hall and meets Mr. Rochester; but Thornfield hides a dangerous secret.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

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This pocket-sized activity book is full of enchanting scenes to colour and bring to life using the transfers provided. Each page has unicorns, plants and animals to colour, and there are transfers of unicorns, rainbows, flowers and more to add to the busy pages. Part of a range of mini paperbacks perfect for journeys, rainy days and party bags.

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This easy-to-use guide contains images of the national flags of every country in the world, from Andorra to Azerbaijan. Organised by continent, children will be fascinated by the colours and symbols used on different flags and become familiar with the names of all the countries in the world.

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This swashbuckling activity book is filled with wordsearches, mazes, spot-the-differences, logic puzzles and more. Part of a range of pocket-sized paperbacks that are perfect for journeys, rainy days and party bags, with all the answers at the back of the book.

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From Vikings to Victorians, pyramids to pirates, discover a world full of wonders, legends and famous figures in this entertaining selection of mazes across history. Each maze is more challenging than the last, from gladiator games in Ancient Rome to exploring the Amazon rainforest, and all the answers are at the back of the book.

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We talk about our physical health - but not so much about how we’re feeling. With lots of practical advice, this lively, accessible guide explains why we have emotions, and what can influence them. Covering everything from friendships, social media and bullying to divorce, depression and eating disorders, this is an essential book for young people.

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Discover the flag of every country in the world with this colourful sticker book. Children can match the stickers to the correct countries on the maps – and learn more about countries and continents too. With over 190 stickers to add to the colourfully illustrated pages, plus links to websites with quizzes and activities.

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Have you ever wondered how cars roar along roads, or planes soar into the sky? Discover how all sorts of amazing things work, from fire engines and submarines to dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, in this exciting introduction to engineering for young children, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes links to carefully selected websites to find out more.

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Babies will love looking at the bright pictures in this delightful book and as they move the sliders, seeing the Christmas tree glow with coloured lights, finding who’s hiding in the gingerbread house and catching Santa as he slips down the chimney. There’s lots to talk about on each page, and fingertrails and cut-out shapes to discover too.

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Children can discover how to draw lots of horses, ponies and unicorns in this colourful book with simple step-by-step instructions and lots of space to draw in. Learn how to draw a flying unicorn, a jumping horse, a rosette, castle and lots more, before completing detailed scenes including a horse show, stables and award ceremony.

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Best friends Sophia, Megan and Faith are going to a horse show where they’ll take part in lots of exciting riding events. Use the stickers to dress the dolls for a barrel race, dressage, a relay and even a game of horseball! With over 300 reusable stickers of riding clothes and accessories, this activity book can be enjoyed time and time again.

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Discover the magic of the night in this enchanting sound book. Little children will love listening to sleeping cats purring, owls twit-twooing and bats squeaking when they press the sound buttons on the pages of this beautifully illustrated book. There’s a simple story to read aloud, holes to peep through and fingertrails to explore, too.

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Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch the jungle magically burst into life! There are 16 scenes to paint with elephants having a bath, parrots flying high in the sky, a tiger and her cubs and lots more. With a handy flap at the back of the book to stop paint seeping through to the page beneath.

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When Zoe visits Unicorn Island she mistakenly opens the Box of Winds, unleashing a terrible storm over the island. Can Zoe and her best friend Astra, the fairy unicorn, stop the winds before it's too late? An exciting story addition to the Fairy Unicorn series, full of magic and adventure, with beautiful illustrations on every page.

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When Tom’s father dies, Tom has to leave his home with Puss, the cat. Luckily Puss is a very clever cat, and soon Tom is riding in a carriage with the King and his pretty daughter.Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).500 headwords, 979 words

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A reissue of this bestselling quirky, creepy and unforgettable adventure series, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton.Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glasses to stop them going blind? And who wants to be neat and tidy and perfectly behaved all the time?But Violet quickly discovers there's something weird going on in the town - she keeps hearing voices, her mam is acting strange and her dad has disappeared.When she meets Boy she realizes that her dad is not the only person to have vanished... and that the mysterious Watchers are guarding a perfectly creepy secret!

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Everything in the Universe is made up of just 118 chemical elements, all of which are listed in the Periodic Table. Lift the flaps in this informative book and discover which elements are crucial to life, which are smelly, explosive or radioactive and lots more. An essential introduction to the building blocks of chemistry, with over 125 flaps.

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Did you know that mammoths and pharaohs walked the earth at the same time? Or that over 30 types of gladiators fought in ancient Rome? This fascinating book is filled with 100 historical facts, bright, infographic-style illustrations, a glossary and index. There are also links to specially selected websites with video clips and more information.

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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.

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Which Roman emperor built a huge wall in 122AD? How many birthdays does the Queen have? And what is bubble and squeak? Packed with legends, landmarks, monarchs and more, this book has over 250 questions for the whole family to enjoy. Includes multiple choice and true or false questions with all the answers at the back of the book.

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Bad boys turned good, kisses in the rain, climbing through bedroom windows... It only happens in the movies.When Audrey meets Harry, it's the start of a truly cinematic romance - or is it?Audrey knows that Harry is every movie cliché rolled into one. But she still chooses to let him into her heart...A love letter to cinema with a powerful cynical bite from the queen of UK YA - "This is Bourne at her outrageous, courageous, necessary best." The Guardian

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…' The traditional and much-loved Christmas poem by Clement Clarke Moore, beautifully illustrated and published as a charming picture book for children to enjoy year after year. A magical rhyming story to share together on Christmas Eve, or for older children to read on their own as they wait for Father Christmas

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This lively book is packed with fascinating and surprising facts about Viking raiders and explorers, and the farmers and their families who stayed at home. Did all Vikings have horned helmets and red beards? Why were some of them buried in boats, and why were people so afraid of the Vikings? You’ll be amazed at how much there is to find out.

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Lift the flaps to reveal what's inside a computer, how chips work and what really happens when you go on the internet, explained with the help of friendly robots. Fun puzzles and a treasure hunt game illustrate the basics of coding, from simple commands to repeating sets of instructions, with real examples in the coding language Scratch™. Includes internet links to specially selected websites where readers can discover even more coding ideas, tips and games. Computer coding is a compulsory topic on the UK National Curriculum for primary schools, and children learn to create and debug simple programs at Key Stage 1.

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This mouth-watering book answers all kinds of questions about food. With over 60 flaps to lift children can discover which foods grow in rainforests, who discovered potatoes, why cheese smells and lots more where, how, why, what, which and yes or no questions. Packed with amazing facts and useful information this is a great way to learn about food.

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Young children can discover the magic of the orchestra with this sound book. Each page has an embedded button to press to hear instruments from brass to drums, as well as the whole orchestra playing together. There are snippets of information about each instrument and a QR link to listen to the complete piece of music online.

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A delightful little sticker book full of ballerinas for young children to dress for parts in famous ballets including Cinderella, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and many more. With over 250 enchanting stickers of gorgeous costumes, ballet shoes and accessories.

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An action-packed and colourful first activity book for little children. Activities include mazes, puzzles and colouring activities, plus four pages of stickers of animals, people, robots, dragons, spaceships and lots more! Children can stick race cars onto the track, help brave knights battle dragons and spot the animals on the farm. Answers for the puzzles and mazes are included at the back of the book.

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This book answers all kinds of questions about time, from ‘When did time begin?’ to ‘How does a sundial work?’. Children can lift over 60 flaps to discover what, where, when, how, yes or no, and learn about the time on a clock, the months of the year and time zones around the world. Published in association with Royal Observatory Greenwich.

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This lively rhyming story with irresistible illustrations and phonic repetition is a delight to share with very young children. It can also be enjoyed by children who are starting to read for themselves. Simple rhyming text helps to develop early language and reading skills, and there are notes for parents about phonics and reading aloud together.

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Becket Rumsey is all at sea.His dad has run away with him and his brother Billy in the middle of the night. And they've left everything behind, including their almost-mum Pearl. Becket has no idea what's going on - it's a mystery.So with the help of Billy and a snail called Brian, Becket sets out on a journey of discovery. It's not plain sailing, but then what journeys ever are?A story of new beginnings, and learning that goodbye isn't always the end, from the bestselling author of A Boy Called Hope.

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A sunny garden hums, buzzes, creeps and crawls with life... Peep inside to see what you can find. A beautifully illustrated non-fiction picture book for very little children with lots of flaps to lift, holes to peep through and animals and insects to spot. Children can peek at the insects buzzing beneath flower petals, spot a sleepy toad hiding in a log pile and lift a lily pad in the pond to uncover lots of tiny baby newts! A charming introduction to the world around us for very young children.

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The essential survival guide for novice soldiers about how to stay alive in the Roman Army. Reveals all the gruesome truths of life in the Roman army, including what soldiers ate, what they wore and how they lived. Witty illustrations complement the informative text, creating a friendly and accessible introduction to Roman history to use at home and in school.

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A bilingual English/Arabic word book illustrated with busy scenes and labelled pictures to help children learn key Arabic vocabulary. Includes an explanation of the Arabic alphabet and English/Arabic word list. Words are written in Arabic script, with a pronunciation guide in Roman letters. Readers can hear how to pronounce all the Arabic words by listening to a native speaker on the Usborne Quicklinks website.

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Vibrant and straight-talking, this illustrated dictionary will help children develop firm foundations for confidence and success in science from UK Key Stage 2 onwards. Contains clear definitions of over 700 key terms and concepts, with hundreds of useful examples and illustrations. Readers can dip in for quick explanations or read through by subject to grasp the essentials. A perfect accompaniment to homework, and with links to recommended science websites for further information.

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These dolls love going to parties and on shopping trips, and need help getting ready! A bumper collection of the popular ‘Parties’ and ‘Shopping Girls’ Sticker Dolly Dressing books. With a huge variety of scenes to choose, from a picnic in the park to shopping at a bustling street market. With over 700 stickers to customise the dolls’ outfits and accessories, as well as fun extras including food and drink, toys and party games.

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