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A fun, write-in book packed with brain-teasing puzzles, useful facts and clever tips that show how to play chess and improve your game. Some of the puzzles are answered using chess-piece stickers and all the answers are at the back of the book. Simple puzzles show how to use the pieces, with more tricky puzzles on tactics and checkmates.

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A beautiful edition of Homer’s classic tale from Ancient Greece, vividly retold to delight modern readers. Dramatic, stylish illustrations bring to life brave Odysseus’ encounters with furious gods, bewitching goddesses, terrifying monsters and a man-eating Cyclops... A beautiful gift for any child who loves adventure stories.

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A fun, write-in book packed with brain-teasing puzzles, useful facts and clever tips that show how to play chess and improve your game. Some of the puzzles are answered using chess-piece stickers and all the answers are at the back of the book. Simple puzzles show how to use the pieces, with more tricky puzzles on tactics and checkmates.

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A pocket-sized collection of some of the best-known Greek myths, specially written for young children to enjoy. With vivid illustrations throughout to bring the stories of gods, monsters and mortals to life. Perfect for reading aloud, with a pronunciation guide at the back to help with Greek names.

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Inspiring ideas for discovering and exploring outdoors, whether that’s a city park, a beach, deep in the woods or even in a garden. Activities for all weathers include building a shelter, stargazing, marking a trail, catching crabs and listening for creatures at night. With tips for identifying wildlife and advice throughout on staying safe.

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This collection of stories from all Shakespeare’s plays, with beautiful illustrations and quotations, is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare. Each story includes short details about the main characters, and famous and memorable quotations from the play. This is a fabulous book that will be referred to again and again, by both children and adults.

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A funny and fascinating how-to guide for budding astronauts, providing a crash course on what it takes to travel into space. Answers all the big questions about space travel, from “How do rockets work?” and “What do astronauts do all day?” to “How do you go to the toilet on a spaceship?” Explores the technology that astronauts use, from space suits to Soyuz spacecraft, and scientific experiments on the International Space Station, and includes internet links to recommended websites to find out more. With a personal message by the British European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, who spent six months on the International Space Station in 2016, and exclusive insights from the UK Space Agency and ESA who have provided expert advice on this book.

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A stimulating reference book for young readers, arranged thematically and illustrated with over 1500 photos, illustrations and diagrams. Over 150 QR codes allow readers to access carefully selected websites, downloadable pictures and quizzes on a mobile phone or tablet. There are 750 internet links leading to a hand-picked selection of websites.

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A collection of best-known and best-loved stories from the Old and New Testaments beautifully retold for young children. Remaining close to the original text, each story is presented in a way that young listeners and readers will find easy to understand and enjoy. Attractively illustrated by Linda Edwards.

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An inspiring reference book for young readers to pore over, covering a wide range of topics from art and animals to new technology. Arranged thematically and illustrated with over 1500 colourful photos, illustrations and diagrams. QR codes provide instant access via a mobile phone or tablet to 150 video clips of animals, space, places round the world and more, which enhance the information in the book. An additional 650 internet links via the Usborne Quicklinks website take children to websites with online activities, games and further information.

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This is a new miniature edition of the Children's Bible, which will be treasured and enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. It features stunning, full-page illustrations and includes maps of the ancient lands to bring stories from the Old and New Testaments vividly to life. It also features a comprehensive 'Who's who in the Bible' to help children remember the characters and their stories. This carefully written text is suitable for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read independently.

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This enchanting advent boxset contains a wonderful, ready-made library of 24 beautifully illustrated storybooks. Count down the days to Christmas with magical tales of princes and princesses, elves and emperors, a puppet and even a dinosaur. A mix of fairy tales, traditional stories and timeless classics, the stories offer something for everyone. As the big day approaches, there are plenty of festive treats to share, including The 12 Days of Christmas, A Christmas Carol and, of course, the story of the nativity. Even after the excitement of Christmas has faded, the exciting stories in the boxset can be enjoyed again and again, for many years to come. Titles in this set:CinderellaThe Dinosaur Who Lost His RoarLittle Red Riding HoodThe Emperor and the NightingaleThe Three Little PigsThe NutcrackerThe Gingerbread ManThe Ant and the GrasshopperJack And the BeanstalkThe Frog PrinceThe Jungle BookThe Twelve Days of ChristmasGoldilocks and the Three BearsThe Elves and the ShoemakerThe Wizar

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The teenage years can be a turbulent time, and managing the pressures of school, friendships, puberty and family life is tricky for many young people. This book takes an honest look at some of these issues, and offers plenty of tips and suggestions to help teenagers cope with anxiety and stress. Many aspects of self-care are explored, including eating well, sleeping enough, doing things you enjoy and socializing. There's guidance for managing social media too, and a 'happy, healthy life plan' to take forward. In a time of many pressures on young people, this book offers both insight, and sound friendly advice.

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Guided by friendly jungle animals, children can develop their comprehension skills through a variety of enjoyable activities. This workbook will build confidence in reading and writing, including writing a letter, story or summary, and finding information in a text.

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Helped by a group of friendly animals, children can develop their dividing skills and learn the methods of partitioning and short division. The activities in this book build children's confidence in using related multiplying facts to answer dividing questions in real-life contexts.

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This lively workbook helps children develop their spelling skills, including using common prefixes and suffixes, silent letters, apostrophes and homophones. Varied activities, delightfully illustrated by accomplished Polish artist Magda Brol, provide lots of opportunities for children to practise what they've learnt.

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Guided by a friendly group of woodland animals, children can begin to develop their comprehension skills. The activities in this book build confidence in reading and understanding written English.

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Guided by a friendly group of woodland animals, children can learn simple spelling rules to improve their writing. The activities in this book build confidence in joining words together, forming plurals and adding different endings.

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The perfect present for young unicorn lovers: a brilliantly colourful 300-piece jigsaw showing a magical unicorn-filled scene, plus a 16-page sticker book, presented together in a sturdy box. The sticker book has enchanting scenes to decorate with unicorns, flowers and other adorable creatures.

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For thousands of years, the Moon has been the one thing in the night sky that everyone anywhere on our planet recognises. Trace the story of the Moon around the world and through history, from ancient legends about its creation, to its first sighting through a telescope, right up until the Apollo 11 mission and the first Moon landing in 1969.

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Meet a host of animals and discover the huge, powerful machines that help farmers grow and harvest their crops in this book and jigsaw set. The sturdy box contains a 49-piece jigsaw that young children will love putting together, plus a book with more information about all the animals and machines.

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With the help of Peck the woodpecker and a host of forest friends, children can develop their comprehension skills. The activities in this book build confidence in reading and understanding written English, including stories, poems, adverts, instructions and letters. Beautifully illustrated by Magda Brol.

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With a host of friendly animals to guide them, children can learn how to subtract one number from another, and how to write a subtraction calculation. The activities in this book build confidence and provide lots of practice in taking away numbers under 20, including zero.

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Helped by a group of friendly animals, children can begin to explore dividing. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding division, including by equal sharing, equal grouping and using related multiplication facts.

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Helped by a group of friendly jungle animals, children can develop their multiplying skills. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding multiplication, including by repeated addition, counting and identifying multiples.

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Guided by a friendly group of jungle animals, children can learn spelling rules to improve their writing. The activities in this book build confidence in using silent letters, adding endings to words, using apostrophes and forming contractions.

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A brilliantly colourful 100-piece jigsaw showing a busy, bug-filled scene, plus a 24-page picture puzzle book presented together in a sturdy box. The jigsaw measures 59 x 40cm and both the jigsaw and book, illustrated by Gareth Lucas, are full of insects to spot. Can you find an ant in a deckchair, a butterfly blowing a trumpet, a dragonfly riding a broom and lots more? (The puzzle book is a condensed version of the hardback book Look and Find Bugs.)

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This book and jigsaw gift box is loaded with pictures of almost 30 of the largest, loudest, most powerful trucks. The brightly illustrated and informative book describes what each truck can do and gives statistics for its top speed, size, weight and power. It comes with a 49-piece jigsaw that young children will love putting together.

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A comprehensive introduction to physical geography including information on the climate, volcanoes, erosion, the weather, ecosystems and humans. Fabulously illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams and illustrations that will capture the imagination of young readers. Includes an extensive glossary, fact finder and world records. With internet links to recommended websites with maps, quizzes, games and homework information. The material in this book is also available as part of the Usborne Geography Encyclopedia.

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Step into the tiny, fascinating world of bugs and creepy crawlies, with this set of eight jigsaws and an early-years book. Specially designed for very young children, the simple two-piece puzzles engage hands and minds for a creative learning experience. With adorable illustrations by Elisa Ferro, this is the perfect playtime treat.

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This book contains the following Usborne titles: Illustrated dictionary of biology, Illustrated dictionary of physics and Illustrated dictionary of chemistry. An essential and great value home or school reference book for SAT and GCSE students. Organised in three sections, each covering the key aspects of the curriculum for physics, biology and chemistry, and including charts, tables and lists of important information. Key concepts and basic ideas are clearly explained with simple text and colourful pictures and diagrams. Includes internet links to educational websites for further learning.

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The fun activities in this workbook build confidence in understanding multiplying. Topics include estimating, partitioning, scaling up and short multiplication. Charming characters by talented illustrator Elisa Paganelli guide children through each activity, offering helpful tips along the way.

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At night when you are fast asleep, another world awakens... Explore the world of night in this gorgeous picture book and discover nocturnal animals in the countryside, cities that never sleep and the secrets of the night sky. With lots to look at and talk about on every page and links to specially selected websites with more to discover.

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Take a whistle-stop tour of London's most famous landmarks with this entertaining picture book and 300-piece jigsaw. The sturdy box contains a jigsaw map of London, plus a picture book with fascinating details about London's most famous sights, from Buckingham Palace and The Tower of London to Trafalgar Square and the museums in Kensington. (The picture book is a condensed version of The Big Picture Book of London.)

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With friendly forest animals to guide them, children can explore how to add two numbers together and how to write an addition calculation. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding addition and provide lots of practice for adding numbers from 0 to 20.

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Take a visit to the farm, with this charming set of eight jigsaws and a book. Each sturdy jigsaw comes in two easy-to-match pieces, with delightful illustrations by Stella Baggott. This is the perfect way to introduce young minds to simple problem solving, reading time and all kinds of farm animals.

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This book and jigsaw follows Santa as he gets ready for the most magical night of the year. Little children can complete the simple 9-piece jigsaws to recreate three of the snowy scenes, and enjoy spotting all kinds of details in the book. Each jigsaw measures 17 x 17cm once complete.

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Helped by Beaky the toucan and his jungle friends, children can develop their times tables skills. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding multiplication, and provide practice for the 3, 4, 6 and 8 times tables.

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Helped by a group of friendly animals, children can begin to explore times tables. The activities in this book build confidence in understanding multiplication, and provide practice for the 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

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Discover the wonderful world under the sea, with this delightful set of jigsaws and a book. Each sturdy jigsaw comes in two easy-to-match pieces, with charming illustrations by Stella Baggott. This is the perfect way to introduce young minds to simple problem solving, reading time and all kinds of amazing sea creatures, from crabs to seahorses and dolphins.

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A beautiful 30-piece jigsaw and Nativity picture book, both illustrated by John Joven. Presented in a sturdy, attractive box, the book and puzzle set makes a lovely gift and a delightful way for children to enjoy the classic Bible story. The large jigsaw pieces are suitable for little hands and the completed puzzle measures 35 x 35cm.

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Perfect for young nature lovers, this gift box contains a 32-page book full of beautifully illustrated maze puzzles, and a 300-piece jigsaw. The jigsaw puzzle measures 59 x 44cm once complete.

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