Big Picture Atlas
A stunning atlas with 15 beautifully illustrated maps for children to pore over. Young explorers can discover the countries continents oceans mountains and ice caps of our amazing planet and learn where different animals and people live. There are fascinating facts about each country plus flags and capital cities and an index of place names.
Jones R: Look Inside Sports
A fun flap book that shows young children what goes on at major sporting events and introduces them to a range of different sports. Scenes include a professional swimming pool an athletics stadium a ski slope and a cycling velodrome. With over 60 flaps to lift theres lots to discover on each brightly coloured page and plenty to keep enquiring minds occupied including flaps hidden beneath flaps.
Jones R: Big Picture Book of London (Big Picture Books)
A fabulous picture book packed with fascinating details about Londons most famous sights from Buckingham Palace and The Tower of London to Trafalgar Square and the museums in Kensington. There are pages on Londons parks transport and sporting events and two stunning fold-out pages show all the bridges and landmarks along the River Thames.
Illustrated Arabian Nights (Illustrated Story Collections)
A gloriously illustrated collection of the most enchanting stories from The Thousand and One Nights. From the adventures of Sinbad and Aladdin to tales of genies and magical lands children will be enchanted by these stories of magic and wonder. Beautifully designed and with a ribbon marker this gorgeous book makes a gift to be treasured.
Illustrated Stories from the Greek Myths (Illustrated Story Collections)
A wonderful collection of six classic Greek myths and legends specially retold for younger readers. Includes the stories of The Wooden Horse The Minotaur and The Odyssey as well as a guide to the Greek Gods. Beautifully bound in padded hardback and packed with information colour and culture this makes a thrilling read for any child. With a pronunciation guide to Greek names on the Usborne Quicklinks website.
Maclaine J: First Sticker Book Paris (First Sticker Books series)
Children can explore the sights of Paris including the Eiffel Tower Montmartre and the Louvre and bring them to life with over 200 stickers of Parisians and tourists cars and bikes famous paintings and boats on the River Seine. Includes scenes of the Metro a market and the Tuileries Gardens and a map of Paris on which to place stickers of famous Paris landmarks. A perfect holiday activity book or souvenir from a trip to Paris.
Baby's Very First Musical Play Book (Baby's Very First Books)
A wonderful colourful musical touchy-feely book that will delight babies of all ages. A range of gentle musical sounds relate to the simple pictures on each page. Babies will love the touchy-feely patches of the jungle under the sea and outer space. Delightful to share this book will engage even a tiny baby's attention and as babies grow they will love to press the sound buttons themselves. This series is designed to be used from birth with low-decibel sounds and high-contrast pictures. Featuring original music from Anthony Marks.
Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith Family and Fighting to Get Back on the Board
In this moving personal account of faith and fortitude internationally ranked surfer Bethany Hamilton tells how she survived a shark attack that cost her arm--but not her spirit.They say Bethany Hamilton has saltwater in her veins. How else could one explain the passion that drives her to surf? How else could one explain that nothingnot even the loss of her armcould come between her and the waves? That Halloween morning in Kauai Hawaii Bethany responded to the sharks stealth attack with the calm of a girl with God on her side. Pushing pain and panic aside she began to paddle with one arm focusing on a single thought: Get to the beach.... And when the first thing Bethany wanted to know after surgery was When can I surf again? it became clear that her spirit and determination were part of a greater storya tale of courage and faith that this soft-spoken girl would come to share with the world. Soul Surfer is a moving account of Bethanys life as a young surfer her recovery after the attack the adjustments shes made to her unique surfing style her unprecedented bid for a top showing in the World Surfing Championships and most fundamentally her belief in God. It is a story of girl power and spiritual grit that shows the body is no more essential to surfingperhaps even less sothan the soul.
Manga Messiah
In graphic novel format retells stories from the gospels of Luke Matthew Mark and John.
Look Inside Our World
Take a trip around the world in this fascinating lift-the-flap book. With over 80 flaps to lift intrepid explorers can discover our world from the layers that make up planet Earth to the tiniest insects in the rainforest and the creatures who live at the very bottom of the sea. Includes pages about the hottest and coldest parts of the world and a map with lift-the-flap details about each continent. A colourful and fun introduction to geography with internet links to find out more.
