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Little Tiger is trying to choose a favourite colour. He looks at yellow sunflowers, red strawberries, the wavy blue sea, the pink icing on a Birthday cake... and he loves them all! In the end he just can't choose and decides that rainbows are his favourite thing because they are LOTS of colours. This very sweet, simple story will help very little children learn their colours, and have lots of fun trying to choose a favourite colour too.

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Delightful retellings and enchanting illustrations introduce little children to six stories from the Old Testament: Noah's Ark, Joseph and his Wonderful Coat, Moses in the Rushes, David and Goliath, Jonah and the Great Big Fish and Daniel in the Lions' Den. Each story has been carefully chosen and retold with little children in mind, with an engaging rhythm and occasional rhyme that makes them perfect for reading aloud. With online audio.

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Follow a cast of curious bugs as they travel the world, finding out what continents and oceans are, what makes a capital city, where people live, and what's happening in the natural world. With interactive questions and activities.

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This sturdy board book is the perfect way to help very small children name what they see everyday at home. Cheerful illustrations of all kinds of familiar things, and intriguing peep-through holes on each page will keep young readers interested and engaged as they learn to say their very first words.

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Filled with simple, stylish images designed to appeal to young children. Just brush water over the bold black and white designs to watch a sturdy tractor, a smiling scarecrow and a cheepy chick burst into colour.

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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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The ten twinkly lights in this beautifully illustrated book bring the story of the nativity to life for little children. From a shining angel to the sparkling star the wise men follow, the lights create a unique and enchanting retelling of the story of the very first Christmas.

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Little children will love lifting the big flap on each page of this book to find a woodland animal hiding underneath. The endearing artwork is full of fun details to spot and talk about, and there are holes in the flaps so you can catch a little glimpse of Fox, Badger, Owl, Mouse, or whoever is hiding this time.

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Little children will love exploring the watery world of mermaids with this magical early years colouring book. Bold, simple outlines and large areas to colour in make this book ideal for developing pencil control skills.

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The funny antics of twelve lovable animal characters are brought together in this marvellous collection - a brilliant way to introduce phonics to young readers. Why won't Fat Cat move from his mat? Who can stop the goose on the loose? And is there really a SHARK in the park?Accompanied by a listen-along CD, the collection contains the following titles: Fat Cat on a mat, Ted in a red bed, Big Pig on a dig, Hen's pens, Fox on a box, Frog on a log, Ted's shed, Sam Sheep can't sleep, Shark in the park, Toad makes a road, Goose on the loose and Mouse moves house.

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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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Who is stealing golden apples from the King's magical orchard? Prince Ivan sets out to find the thief; a journey on which he's helped by Silver Wolf to trace first the Firebird, then the winged Horse of Power, then the princess Marya, held captive by the wicked sorcerer Kaschey. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: A2. 800 headwords, 2405 words.

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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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With the help of Olly the Owl and his friends, children can explore the rules of written English. The activities in this book build confidence in using capital letters, punctuating sentences and using plurals.

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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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Little children will love pressing the buttons in this delightfully illustrated book to hear trucks, cars, boats, buses, tractors and trains come to life. The busy scenes are full of endearing animal characters and there are holes in the pages to peep through as well as finger-trails for little fingers to follow.

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Filled with simple, stylish images of popular garden flowers, bugs and other wildlife. Just brush water over the bold black and white designs to watch them burst into vibrant colour.

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From street dance to samba, ballroom to ballet, dress the dolls for a variety of dances in this lively sticker book. Perfect for young lovers of dance, there are over 300 stickers of clothes, costumes and accessories to get the dolls ready for different kinds of dancing.

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Long ago, the gods created the Baobab tree... and the Baobab tree was not happy. It didn't like the weather, it resented the birds and animals and envied the other trees. Finally the gods tired of its constant complaints and took drastic action. With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 524 words.

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A sparkly, summer title in the Sticker Dolly Story fiction series, inspired by the best-selling Sticker Dolly Dressing, with a page of stickers to dress the Dolls. Perfect for fans of Holly Webb.It's the day of the Midsummer Party in Dolly Town when a mission comes through... a dolphin mother and baby are trapped in a bay on Coral Island - can three Dolls volunteer to help on the mission? Soon Jack, Holly and Olivia are zooming away on the Shooting Star train to see if they can help rescue the dolphins, but little do they realise that someone is about to stand in their way...

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Chang is the best painter in all of China, so it's Chang the Emperor sends for when his new temple needs painting. But why is Chang painting dragons without any eyes? Is it true, as he claims, that if you add eyes, painted dragons come to life? This delightful retelling has sweet, simple text and gorgeous illustrations, with plenty for children to spot as Chang paints his surprising dragons.

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Fox is in the forest, wet and cold and hungry. She spots a piece of cheese on the ground - but just as she's about to eat it, Crow snatches it away. Fox really wants the cheese, but Crow won't give it up easily. How can Fox persuade him? With fun activities after the story, and online audio in both British English and American English. CEFR level: low A1. 446 words.

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Young children will enjoy using the special pen to join the dots, circle differences, solve mazes and trace over the dotted lines. The engaging activities give plenty of practice in pen control - an essential skill children must learn before starting to form letters and numbers. They can then wipe the shiny pages clean and do them again.

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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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This engaging and delightfully illustrated word book helps children boost their vocabulary and develop their speaking skills. A thousand really useful everyday words, carefully matched with detailed and amusing pictures, provide lots to spot and talk about. There are also QR codes to scan so you can listen to all the words.

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This cute numbers book is filled with all sorts of things to count, from umbrellas and balloons, to cycling bunnies and hat-wearing dinosaurs. New numbers are introduced with playful illustrations of everyday - and not-so-everyday - objects that grownups and little people can talk about, as they count from 1-10 together.

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This inviting draw-in book is filled with drawing activities to help soothe busy minds and shrink down worries. The activities include mindful drawing to bring your focus to the here and now, soothing shading and other art techniques, and ways to use your imagination to make worries feel small. Unworry Drawing was written with the help of a child psychologist, who uses drawing every day to help children work through unwelcome thoughts and feelings.

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Help spies complete all kinds of mysterious missions in this book of mazes. From collecting code words to cracking safes, there are plenty of puzzles to keep budding secret agents busy on journeys or whilst out and about.

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Chameleon has big dreams of becoming a comedian, but her first gig doesn't go well. Perhaps she can use her natural talents to create a magical new act? Find out in this latest addition to the popular Phonics Readers series.

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Little dinosaur is hiding! Little children will love peeping through the holes in the pages of this beautifully illustrated book to try and find the elusive dinosaur. There are finger-trails to touch and lots of details to spot and talk about together.

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This little write-in activity book is full of people to learn how to doodle, with space to copy them and colour them in.

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When do most animals have babies? Who's awake on summer nights? How do animals survive the winter? In this book, you'll find the answers and lots more fascinating facts about the different seasons. With simple text and beautiful illustrations, plus Usborne Quicklinks to websites with carefully selected video clips and activities.

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A Halloween-themed, laugh-out-loud monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini Monsters chapter book series, perfect for newly independent readers aged 6+ and fans of Claude and Horrid Henry.It's Halloween and Billy can't wait for the village Halloween Party. There's just one problem... his Mini Monsters are at the party too! Sparkle-Bogey's in the apple bobbing, Trumpet's in a pumpkin and Gloop's playing 'Guess the Body Part'. Can Billy find his monsters before anyone else does? Or will it be up to Peep to save the day?Packed with FULL COLOUR illustrations, comic strips, maps and speech bubbles, with an action-packed plot, to appeal to even the most reluctant reader.

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Another laugh-out-loud monster adventure in the Billy and the Mini Monsters chapter book series, in FULL COLOUR, perfect for newly independent readers aged 6+ and fans of Claude and Horrid Henry.Billy HATES swimming. It's cold and wet and horrible. And just when Billy thinks things can't get any worse, his pet Mini Monsters turn up at his swimming lesson and make one very big SPLASH...Packed with full-colour illustrations, comic strips, maps and speech bubbles, with an action-packed plot, to appeal to even the most reluctant reader.Collect all the books in the Billy and the Mini Monsters series!1. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters in the Dark2. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go to School3. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go Swimming4. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters on a Plane5. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go to a Party6. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters Move House7. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters on a School Trip8. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters at the Seaside9. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters at Halloween10. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters Go Camping11. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Go Green12. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters at Christmas13. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters go to Hospital14. Billy and the Mini Monsters: Monsters on a Sleepover

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King Midas really likes gold. King Midas would like more gold. How can he make more gold? Gold is always a good thing… isn’t it?Includes a word list, 5 pages of activities and free online audio (British English and American English).

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Splendid Squid is the king's magician but Sneaky Sid the shark has ruined her latest trick. Now she's lost the royal crown and the king is FURIOUS. Follow her lifting lid after lid as she tries to track it down. Lively rhyming text and humorous illustrations make learning phonics fun.

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Everything in the Universe is made up of just 118 chemical elements which are displayed in the Periodic Table. Meet each element in this entertaining book and 300-piece jigsaw set, and discover which are crucial to life, which are smelly, explosive or radioactive and lots more. With links to websites with videos and activities to find out more.

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Discover all kinds of wild weather, from terrifying tornadoes to deadly droughts, in this fascinating information book with over 50 flaps to lift. See a storm raging out at sea, find out how wildfires happen and discover how climate change is affecting weather and what we can do to help our planet.Includes Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for videos and weather activities to try at home.

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Follow a spotty ladybird as she explores outdoors, and lift petals and leaves to meet lots of other bugs along the way. This charming book for little children has lots to discover and talk about on every page, from buzzy bees visiting flowers to a line of ants and munching caterpillars.

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A lively cast of characters from aardvarks to zebras decide to disrupt and rewrite an alphabet book to make it more fun. Rhyming text and appealing illustrations combine perfectly to bring the story of big blue bear, elegant eel, fabulous flamingo, snazzy snail and talented toucan to life as each animal claims its rightful place in the book.

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This entertaining book is bursting with ideas for fingerprinting dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Create scenes with Velociraptors scurrying around a forest, a sky filled with swooping Pteranodons, add plates to Stegosaurs’ backs and much more. With an inkpad of seven bright colours and a spiral binding so that the book lies flat.

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Step into a world of winter magic with this festive sound book. Little ones will love pressing the pages to hear Christmas carols, robins singing, a crackling fire and much more, and pore over beautiful scenes of animals ice-skating and hanging Christmas decorations. With simple text, holes to peep through and fingertrails to explore.

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The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow. The year is 1726 and the Royal Sorcerer of England is on the hunt for those who are Magicborn. When Tempest is captured, she is taken to Kensington Palace alongside a boy like her, Thomas. Trapped, Tempest and Thomas find their magic flickering to life and, with it, long-buried memories. For they are the lost prince and princess of Fairyland, bound by a deadly curse. But now the fairies are coming to get them, and with the truth revealed...can they both survive? The first in a sumptuous and enthralling new historical-fantasy adventure series from the bestselling author of The Cogheart Adventures.

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Murder, mayhem and mystery meet in the gripping Victorian world of the bestselling series,The Cogheart Adventures... Join Lily, Robert and Malkin on a fantastic voyage of terror and triumph in Shadowsea, their fourth and final adventure, from award-winning Peter Bunzl.Dark secrets never stay submerged for long.Swept into the bright hustle-bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover that danger lies beneath the city's surface. For there are chilling goings-on...A strange boy held captive who needs their help, and a shadowy professor with a treacherous plan. Searching for clues, Robert and Lily are plunged into deep water... But will they uncover the deadly truth in time to survive?Praise for The Cogheart Adventures:"A steampunky tale of ambition, pursuit and revenge." The Guardian"Expect thrills, mayhem and mystery." BookTrust"A delightfully badly behaved heroine, enthralling mechanicals and a stormer of a plot." Abi Elphinstone"A glittering clockwork treasure." Piers Torday

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A magical retelling of the story of Snow White with stickers to dress the dolls in delightful outfits. Scenes include Snow White meeting the seven dwarfs, taking a poisoned apple from the wicked witch and finally meeting her prince. With over 200 reusable stickers of clothes and accessories, plus a fold-out back cover to ‘park’ stickers.

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Drishya Samode has always loved building robots. So when Dreary Inkling Primary School gets some brand-new hi-tech vending machines that can walk, talk and have eyes, Drishya is VERY excited. But after a freak electrical surge hits the school, something strange seems to happen to the machines... Can whizz-kid Drishya step in to save the day, the school, and lunch?

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Three close friends... Two unforgettable summers... One girl's darkest secret...Alys appeared last summer, and then she vanished without a trace.Ifan fell in love with her.Hannah hated her.And Marko regrets what they did.This summer Cait is new in town, and a girl has been reported missing. Cait needs to uncover the truth. What happened last summer? And who is Alys?

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