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A variety of fun activities to help children improve their comprehension skills 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...

Inviting activities to help children understand the concept of adding 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...

‘An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time … The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ’ IAN STEWART, AUTHOR OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES Euclid’s Elements of Geometry was...

Celebrate all the things that make you unique in this interactive journal featuring Emmie, Bri, and Jaime from the national bestselling Emmie & Friends series. This illustrated journal is packed full of fun activities to do alone or with your BFF...

A workbook filled with fun activities to help children learn their times tables. 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...

Reading is matter of survival with the only official Leveled Reader series based on Minecraft!Learn to read with the official Minecraft Young Readers! Practise your reading skills and develop your vocabulary as you read stories about your favourite game...

An eye-catching information book with one hundred quirky and surprising facts. Do fish wear pyjamas? What's the sound of an iceberg melting? How many sheep did it take to launch a Viking longship? Which is faster - a tsunami or a bullet train? Find the...

Makes learning phonics fun, with rhyming text and humorous illustrations. Sam Sheep can't sleep. His friends Pup, Fat Cat and Ted can't think how to help. But does Big Pig have the answer? Find out in this charming addition to the Phonics Readers...

From the author of the bestselling The Jesus Storybook Bible, Sally Lloyd-Jones, comes an uplifting new message for children. Inspired by Psalm 139—which begins, “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me”—the lyrical text reminds little ones that...

Imagine all the cozy, warm hugs little ones love to receive on cold, blustery days. This highly huggable sequel to the bestselling and beloved I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug! encourages parents and grandparents and their children and grandchildren to...

Explores the problems facing our planet today, and what we can do about them. A bright, impactful book, explaining simply and effectively what's going wrong with our planet and what we can all do to help - from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and...

As she grows up in a generation that is busier and more distracted than ever, your tween girl will love the fun vibe and practical ideas in Grace, Not Perfection for Young Readers by bestselling author, creator of the Simplified Planner, and...

A beautifully illustrated, fun way to learn phonics. Goose is causing chaos on her high-speed scooter. Can anything stop her in her tracks? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents' notes on...

The activities in this book are specifically designed to consolidate children's skills in writing in a wide variety of styles, and in an enjoyable way. The Usborne Key Skills series supports and consolidates the English lessons that children do at school...

Bag the perfect KS1 French dictionary this Back to School.An ideal first French dictionary for kids aged 5+ and above, designed to introduce French vocabulary to children in a fun, easy and memorable way. Fully updated for 2020, this beautifully...

The home of trusted full-colour visual dictionaries for everyday use.A photographic guide to 3000 key words and phrases in British English. This attractive pocket-sized book is a perfect English language travel companion and guide to life and culture in...

When we learn, we change what we believe and how we interact with the world. This changes who we are as people and what we can achieve. Many people grow up being told they are ‘not a maths person’ or perhaps ‘not smart’. They come to believe their...

Axolotl longs for adventure. One day, she finds an old bottle with something amazing inside. What could it be? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents' notes on phonics at the back of the...

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...

Part of the Usborne Key Skills series that supports the English lessons children learn at school, this book is filled with writing activities that help children write a diary entry, set the scene, write a letter and use describing words. Wipe-clean pages...

Bag the perfect KS2 French dictionary this Back to School. A fun, colourful French to English and English to French dictionary, designed to meet the needs of children aged 7-11 learning French at primary school or at home. An easy-to-use, vibrant,...

Dive into the watery world beneath the waves in this beautifully illustrated information book, with over 50 flaps to lift. Explore coasts, coral reefs and mangrove forests, and find out what lives in the deepest, darkest part of the ocean. Includes...

This colourful activity book is a perfect way for young children to learn how to do simple addition. Join the friendly monsters to count bugs then complete fun activities to add numbers up to 10, including playing with building blocks, and packing for a...

Poodle loves to doodle everywhere – walls, doors, floors, no surface is safe! The naughty poodle is soon in trouble. But could her al fresco drawing skills actually come in useful? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text,...

With wipe-clean pages for endless practice, this book is a perfect way for children to begin to learn joined up handwriting. Friendly monsters show how to write each letter to make it easier to join up and there are dotted letters and words to draw over...

The home of trusted French dictionaries and thesauruses for school use.The ideal handy French reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use. Developed for home study, and to be used in...

The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries and thesauruses for school use.The ideal handy Spanish reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use. Developed for home study, and to be used...

The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning.A unique guide to communicating in Spanish. It will help you to find out more about Spanish culture and to practise your spoken Spanish with a free downloadable audio file. An ideal...

The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning.Perfect for revising German Grammar offering a clear and easy-to-understand guide to the verbs and grammar of German with hundreds of practical exercises. Designed for all those...

Celebrate all things green with Dr. Seuss’s Lorax in this exciting new book about nature and the inventions that can help protect it! With unique rhymes, spectacular information and heaps of brilliant eco-inventions, children will love learning about...

A perfect introduction to English spelling, punctuation and grammar Find out how English really works with the help of some friendly bugs. They know all the spelling, punctuation and grammar tips and tricks for good writing. Brought to life with funny...

Let’s read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.Blink and Block are back in another STEM-inspired I Can Read Comic...

Emmy and Birch go on an adventure to explore a woodland mansion in this Young Reader book and the only official levelled reader series based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game! Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time! And now...

Harry the Dirty Dog is back—and he gets as dirty as ever, in this bark-out-loud funny Level One beginning reader!  When Harry goes to the park, he accidentally gets mixed up in the dog show and finds himself running the obstacle course. This...

From atoms to black holes, the composition of stars, Earth’s orbit, and more, this educational book explains astrophysics to the youngest scientists. ABCs of Astrophysics is written by an expert to help break down difficult vocabulary and ideas, and is...

Rediscover the timeless nursery rhymes of Mother Goose in this gorgeous hardcover, packed with beautiful, full-color illustrations and easy to read verses for young readers! These charming bedtime stories and fairy tales will delight and enchant children...

Explore the depths of the ocean with Discovering Whales.With scientific facts and illustrations all about marine biology, kids will learn about whale habitats, habits, and more! Features gorgeous, scientifically accurate illustrations that give kids a...

This is a book with a mission. A mission to help parents get their little ones into loving and caring for the outside world. For the sake of their mental health, their physical health and – ultimately – the good of the planet too. There’s a whole world...

Join Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends find a soccer ball and decide to play a game. But what happens when the ball gets stuck up a tree and lost in a pondYoung readers...

Join Fiona the hippo, the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, as she and her friends Cheetah, Chicken, and Fox figure out how to help Mr. Elephant feel better when he has a case of the sniffles. What happens when...

The must-have thematic atlas for KS2 and beyondBring geography, history and the environment together with this thematic world atlas suitable for Key Stage 2 and lower Key Stage 3. Fully up-to-date and endorsed by the Geographical and Historical...

Vivi loves science! In this STEM-themed Level 3 I Can Read! title, Vivi helps her community clean up the beach after a storm and learns about how wind and water shape the landscape. A great choice for aspiring scientists, new readers, and fans of...

Based on the streaming series Pretzel and the Puppies on Apple TV+, this I Can Read follows the pups as they work to make sure the new Bow Wow Tower is accessible for all dogs.Welcome to Muttgomery, the nicest little city in an all-dog world, and home...

A funny and fact-filled look at decomposition in all of its slimy glory, illustrated with dazzling full-color art by Gilbert Ford. Vultures, fungi, dung beetles, and more aid in this fascinating and sometimes smelly aspect of the life cycle that’s...

A collection of amazing random access facts exploring the marvels of outer space. You'll never guess how many stars there are in the universe, who the first astronauts were, or why sunsets are blue on Mars! Discover the answers to these and all sorts of...

A funny rhyming story, specially written to develop awareness of words and letter sounds. Gopher drives the Queen from one crazy escapade to another on an unexpected road trip. This laugh-out-loud rhyming story, starring quirky characters and stunning...

Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together in the hilarious...

Everyone needs a hug sometimes- even a beetle. Bob the water beetle lives all alone. So how can he get a hug? He sets off to make friends. But getting a hug isn't as easy as he'd hoped. Find out if Bob succeeds in this heart-warming addition to the new...