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An excellent introduction to all the football skills every fan and player needs to know. This must-have manual, written in collaboration with professional footballers, covers the main skills every player needs. It combines photographs, illustrations and instructions in a clear, concise and highly-visual format. Football fans can learn everything from perfecting their first touch to scoring the winning goal -...

A pre-Christmas gift with 24 books that will keep young readers enchanted. Count down the days to Christmas with magical tales of princes and princesses, elves and emperors, and many more enchanting characters. This luxury advent calendar contains a beautifully illustrated storybook behind each window. As the big day approaches, there are plenty of festive treats including The 12 Days...

A brilliant value pre-Christmas gift with 24 books that will keep young readers enchanted. Countdown to Christmas with 24 illustrated storybooks! This luxury advent calendar contains a beautifully illustrated storybook behind each window to fire up children's imaginations in the build-up to the big day. Perfect for bedtime reading and cosy story times. The collection of 24 books includes magical...

Dinosaur Snap provides a new theme to this much-loved children's card game. Children will learn the names of all the dinosaurs as they match them up in this easy and fun game. These large, colourful cards make a great gift for young children.

Soar with the Firebird, dance with the Nutcracker Prince and thrill at the drama of Romeo and Juliet in this beautifully illustrated collection of ballet stories. A delightful gift to enchant and inspire any ballet lover, with twelve stories specially retold for readers today. Illustrated Ballet Stories includes links to websites with video clips and more about the ballets.

A gorgeous gift for young children, this fabulous treasury of Usborne Young Reading titles will delight and entertain with its mix of classic fairytales and original stories. A beautifully illustrated collection of over twenty stories of excitement, magic, and humour. Includes well-known classics such as The Little Mermaid, Treasure Island, and The Princess and the Pea along with some original...

Introduce little ones to Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, and the Princess and the Pea in this gorgeous book. With simple text and beautiful illustrations by Lorena Alvarez throughout, the stories are perfect for reading aloud to young children or for older children to read by themselves. Fairy Tales for Little...

Discover magical princesses, mighty dragons, mischievous monkeys and more in this captivating collection of Chinese stories, specially retold for readers today. Illustrated Stories from China features stunning traditional-style brush and ink illustrations by Chinese artist Li Weiding. It includes links to websites where you can find out more about Chinese folk tales and art.

Packed with tips, hints and advice on all the tricks needed to be a super spy, including how to write and break codes, how to use disguises to avoid detection and how to stalk and shadow enemy spies effectively. Everything a good spy needs to know about secret codes, disguises, shadowing and observation skills. This essential guide to spying is...

Fun activities to practise key maths skills for ages 6+ This colourful write-in book is packed with maths tips and puzzles, including doodling, dot-to-dots, mazes and more. It covers adding and subtracting, multiplying and dividing, times tables, fractions, measuring and shapes, with all the answers at the back of the book.

Join the celebrations as a family prepare for the festival of Eid al-Fitr. Ali and Ayeesha are excited. It is Ramadan, and that means it will soon be time for the whole family to come together and celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Join them as they prepare for the festival. Add over 200 stickers to bring the beautifully illustrated scenes to life...

A fun card game for two or more players. Contains 52 cards (13 sets of four matching cards). Each card shows a colourful illustration of a pirate, including One-eyed Bill, Peg-leg Percy, and not forgetting Polly the Parrot and Fred the Cabin boy. A great way for young children to develop word and picture matching skills. Pirate Snap is both...

Where did the moon come from? And what happened when giants roamed the land? Find out in this enthralling collection of myths from around the world, including the African folktale, “Anansi and the Box of Stories”, the Japanese fairytale, “The Fox Maiden” and the Irish myth, “Fionnuala”. Illustrated Myths from Around the World invites readers to explore captivating tales spanning...

A pre-Christmas gift with 24 books that will keep young readers enchanted. Count down the days to Christmas with magical tales of princes and princesses, elves and emperors, and many more enchanting characters. This luxury advent calendar contains a beautifully illustrated storybook behind each window. As the big day approaches, there are plenty of festive treats, including The 12 Days...

A colourful pack of 52 picture cards featuring London landmarks, designed for playing Snap, Memory, and matching and sorting games. Suitable for ages 3 and up. From buses to Beefeaters and palace guards to pigeons, this pack of 52 picture cards features colourful and humorous illustrations of London landmarks, perfect for playing Snap, as well as memory, matching, and sorting...

A creepy countdown calendar to enjoy in the run-up to Halloween. It has 13 doors to open, each one with a mini story or activity book behind it. With 13 windows to open and a miniature book hidden behind each one, this creepy calendar is a magical way for children to count down to Halloween. There are 5 spooky story...

Fun maths activities about measuring. Learn about all kinds of measuring with this entertaining activity book, including length, perimeter, volume, mass, and time. Puzzles include working out the area of gingerbread houses, measuring the length of a maze, seeing how much animals weigh, and more. There's even a cut-out ruler for hands-on practice. Quizzes after each section let children test...

Fabulous Activity Book offers an array of fabulous write-in activities, puzzles, and things to do. Enter a simply fabulous world of magical mermaids, beautiful butterflies, and fantastic fairies. Spot the guests at a glamorous ball, find your way through an enchanted forest, and discover how to draw a unicorn step by step. There are wonderful pictures and stories to complete,...

A fun version of the popular card game with 26 pairs of vehicles to match. A great way for young children to develop word and picture matching skills. A great game for all the family. Enjoy endless fun with the game inspired by Diggers and Trucks Snap by Usborne.

Follow the yellow brick road into Oz, explore the Snow Queen's icy palace and join Alice in Wonderland in this collection of much-loved stories, including classic fairytales Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Each beautifully illustrated tale in this hardback book takes just ten minutes to read – perfect for dipping into at bedtime. 10 Ten-Minute Bedtime Stories offers a wonderful way...

A fully illustrated collection of stories from the Bible, retold for young readers. A beautifully illustrated collection of stories from the Bible, charmingly retold for young readers. Includes well-known tales such as "Noah's Ark", "Jonah and the Whale", "The Birth of Jesus" and "The Easter Story". Includes stories from the Old and New Testament, with a "who's who?" of characters...

A gorgeous gift for young children, this beautiful treasury of Usborne Young Reading and First Reading titles will delight and entertain with its collection of classic stories. A fantastic treasury of traditional stories guaranteed to delight and entertain young children. Includes lively retellings of ten classic fairy tales by authors such as the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, including...

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

Explore science in a fun new way, with a different activity or experiment for every day of the year. 365 Science Activities is recommended for ages 6 and up. There's a new scientific discovery to be made each day of the year in this inspiring book full of easy and exciting experiments. Why is bread full of holes? What does...

A magical collection of fairy tales, featuring retellings of favourites such as Aladdin, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Each charming story in this hardback book is beautifully illustrated and takes just ten minutes to read – the perfect length for snuggling up and enjoying at bedtime. Discover the enchantment within 10 Ten-Minute Fairy Tales....

Improve Maths and English skills with fun and engaging activities. From fronted adverbials to isosceles triangles, Usborne English and Maths Giant Workbook 8-9 is packed with activities to build children's confidence around key English and Maths concepts. Friendly animal guides make the learning process engaging and fun. Topics are explained with clear visuals and plenty of practice questions, and there...

My First Encyclopedia presents general knowledge topics simply, to engage young children. This book is a great introduction for young children to ever-popular topics, with charming pictures and simple text perfect for reading and talking about with young children. Topics covered include Our World, Space, Science, My Body, Animals, Dinosaurs, and Long Ago.

A 250-piece illustrated jigsaw of the world with lots of intricate detail for children to pore over. The jigsaw shows a colourful and informative map covered with pictures and place names. Packaged in a sturdy carry box with cord handle and name tag. Explore the world with the captivating and educational Map of the World Jigsaw.

Pirate Activity Book is a swashbuckling activity book full of games, puzzles, and lots more things to do. Adventure Ahoy! Young shipmates can solve the captain's code, make up their own pirate name, and colour in a treasure ship under attack. All answers and solutions are provided at the back of the book.