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Usborne Publishing Castles Sticker Book Information Sticker Books
Abigail Wheatley (Author) Growing up in Australia and the UK, Abigail often found herself covered in paint or flour, or lost in a book. After a BA in English and a PhD on Medieval Castles, she combined her interests writing Usborne children's books - from cookery, craft and castles to science and unicorns.Rachel Firth (Author) Rachel spent 11 years studying and teaching philosophy at the universities of London and Oxford before joining Usborne. Since then she has written books on subjects ranging from knights, to food, to philosophy, as well as retelling folk stories, and writing children's versions of numerous novels.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Story of Painting
The Story of Painting from the first cave paintings to modern masterpieces, this book follows the story of painting from the dawn of time to the present day. Shows how the ancient Greeks made waterproof paints, who the iconoclasts were and why they smashed paintings, puzzles over Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile, and lots more. Filled with fascinating facts, intriguing tales and tricks of the trade. With internet links to explore masterpieces from each era, and online art activities.
£9.99
Usborne Publishing Ltd First Sticker Book Dolls House
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Greek Myths Magic Painting Book
An activity book filled with scenes of well-known Greek myths, from famous heroes and enchantresses to magical, many-headed monsters. Dip the brush in water and sweep it across the pages to reveal stunning colours, from golden fruit on King Midas’s table to rainbow feathers on Pegasus’s wings.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Coral Reef Magic Painting Book
Packed with fascinating scenes showing fish, turtles and other sea creatures swimming among beautiful corals. Simply brush water over the black and white designs to reveal an array of glorious colours.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Easter Magic Painting Book
Packed with delightful scenes showing Easter bunnies, chicks and other creatures in flowery spring settings. Simply brush water over the black and white designs to reveal an array of uplifting colours.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Space Magic Painting Book
Full of awe-inspiring scenes from space. Simply brush water over the black and white designs to watch everything from asteroids to Sun probes burst into magical colours.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Castle Sticker Book
Find out about life inside and outside a historic castle, from the point of view of modern visitors. Watch re-enactors jousting, visitors trying on knights' helmets, and guides demonstrating a medieval bath tub.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd First Magic Painting
Filled with simple, black-and white pictures including a unicorn, a rocket and a rainbow and many more. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and vibrant colours magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping them learn brush control skills at the same time. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Magic Paint Yourself Calm
Relax - take a moment to breathe. This delightful painting book will help make space for your mind to calm down. It's filled with exquisite scenes from the natural world that will help children - and adults - focus on the here and now and let go of worries. Simply brush water over the tranquil black and white designs to reveal an inspiring array of beautiful colours. Includes an introductory page with tips on mindfulness.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Garden Magic Painting Book
Packed with vivid scenes showing garden favourites from a pumpkin patch to busy butterflies and frolicking foxes. Simply brush water over the black and white designs to reveal an array of sumptuous colours.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Little First Stickers Shops
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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Usborne Publishing Ltd Poppy and Sam's Baking Book
Join Poppy and Sam on Apple Tree Farm as they share their favourite recipes in this children's baking book. From brownies to pizzas, every recipe is vegetarian, with instructions for vegan, gluten-free and peanut-free alternatives. Illustrated step-by-step instructions make cakes, cookies, bread and tarts simple and safe for young children to cook with adult supervision. Plus you can find the little yellow duck on each page!
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Usborne Publishing Ltd First Magic Painting Easter Eggs
Filled with simple, black-and white images of decorative eggs with bunnies, chicks and other Eastery friends. Just use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and watch as spring colours magically appear! Great for keeping little ones busy and helping with brush control skills. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Rainbows Magic Painting Book
Packed with bewitching rainbow scenes and magical creatures from unicorns and fairies to dragons and mermaids. Simply brush water over the black and white designs to watch the enchanting rainbow colours appear.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Bugs Magic Painting Book
Bring 16 different bugs to life, from dragonflies to scarab beetles to millipedes, with the help of a brush provided with the book and a little water. Use the laminated back cover flap to prevent water seeping onto pages below. Great for keeping children entertained indoors, and for practising pen control.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Magical Creatures Magic Painting Book
Brush water over the black and white illustrations and watch as the magical creatures and animals burst into dazzling colour! Sixteen detailed scenes include unicorns, narwhals, a phoenix, dragon and lots more. With a handy fold-out back cover to prevent colours running through to the page beneath.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Love, Hearts and Flowers Magic Painting Book
Lose yourself in an enchanting world of love and friendship perfect for Valentine's Day, as magical animals distribute love-tokens and frolic in fields of flowers. Use the brush provided to sweep water over the designs and vibrant colours magically appear. A mess-free way to keep children busy, perfect for travel. Simply tuck the waterproof back flap under each page as it's painted, to stop water from seeping through to the rest of the book.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd World Kitchen: A Children's Cookbook
This heartfelt book features a unique collection of recipes contributed by families from around the world. Each recipe has an introduction featuring the family who contributed it, and simple, step-by-step instructions, all illustrated in a bold, graphic-novel style by Chaaya Prabhat. From good old U.S. chocolate chip cookies (courtesy of Marlee from Philadelphia) to Ugandan 'rolled eggs' (from Jacob and his uncle Senti), each recipe brings authentic international flavours and stories to your table. With additional fascinating facts about regional traditions, cooking equipment and ingredients. All the recipes are vegetarian, and instructions are also included to make them vegan, nut-free, dairy-free, egg-free and gluten-free - or any combination of these.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Zoo Snap
A boxed set of 52 beautifully-illustrated cards perfect for playing the classic family game of snap - or other matching games. Lively zoo animals will keep children engaged while they learn about turn-taking, rules and winning and losing. Look out for all your zoo favourites, from butterflies to zebras. Great for keeping little ones busy on journeys or at home.Animals included are: tigers, elephants, pandas. meerkats, penguins, giraffes, ring-tailed lemurs, frogs, crocodiles, macaws, zebras, tropical fish, butterflies
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Look Inside the Stone Age
A lift-the-flap book packed with information about life from the Stone Age to the start of farming, early metal working and the Iron Age. Flaps to lift on every page reveal why prehistoric people made cave paintings, how they made their tools and where they lived. A fun and informative first look at a key UK curriculum topic.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Georgian Doll's House Sticker Book
An elegant doll’s house in sticker book form, based on a large family home from the Georgian era in the early 1800s. Children can have hours of fun arranging the luxurious furnishings, helping the cook prepare dinner in the kitchen and the groom in the stables. Includes over 260 stickers plus internet links to discover more about Georgian times.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Book of Face Painting
Perfect for children, parents or anyone else keen to try their hand at face-painting anything from tigers, aliens and sharks to unicorns, rainbows and superheroes.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd 100 Superplanes to Fold and Fly
Fold and fly 100 fully-coloured paper superplanes, from cutting-edge stealth aircraft and space planes to jets designed to smash the sound barrier. This 100-sheet tear-off pad comes with clear, step-by-step folding instructions, tips for better flying, and a pilot's log to fill in. Perfect to keep children amused indoors and out, for hours of folding and flying fun.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd The Amazing Discoveries of 100 Brilliant Scientists
From atoms and X-rays to the Big Bang and the Internet, brilliant breakthroughs by successful scientists have changed the world. Dip inside this intriguing book to read the stories of 100 scientists and their amazing discoveries, including Marie Curie and Albert Einstein. With Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites where you can meet amazing scientists and try online activities.
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Usborne Publishing Ltd Gardening for Beginners
A charming introduction to gardening for absolute beginners, with simple instructions for plants that anyone can grow – even without a garden. Step-by-step illustrated instructions show children how to grow flowers, herbs and vegetables such as potatoes, lettuce and sunflowers. A wonderful introduction to gardening and where food comes from. With internet links to websites with more gardening tips and ideas via the Usborne Quicklinks website.
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