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Maggie Harcourt The Last Summer of Us ENLimpet, Steffan and Jared. three best friends crammed into a clapped-out rust bucket of a car on a whirlwind road trip to forget their troubles and see out the end of the summer. But no matter how far they drive, they can't escape the hidden secrets and slow-burning romance that could upset the balance of their friendship - perhaps forever.
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Katie Daynes The Little Mermaid ENAn enchanting and vivid re-working of this classic tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for children just starting to read alone. The audio CD includes a dramatic listen-along recording with music and sound effects, followed by a read-along version with prompts for page turns.
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Pseudonymous Bosch The Name of This Book is Secret ENWhen intrepid friends Cass and Max-Ernest set out to discover the history behind the mysterious Symphony of Smells, they become embroiled in an experiment to discover the secret of eternal youth. Together they must come up with a plan to rescue their classmate from a hideous fate and escape the eerie pyramid of dastardly villains The Midnight Sun.
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Jane Bingham The Story of Cars ENA lively account of the story of cars designed for English language learners. Follows the history of cars from the early designs of Leonardo Da Vinci to the modern machines seen on roads everyday. Comes with a CD, which contains full readings of the text by native speakers in both British English and American English.
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Robert Louis Stevenson The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ENThe classic tale by Robert Louis Stevenson retold for children ready to tackle longer and more complex stories. Something evil is loose in London. The menacing figure of Edward Hyde stalks the streets, barging into women, trampling children, and even murdering an old man. But who is Hyde? And what is his relationship with the respectable doctor, Henry Jekyll? Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with…
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Linni Ingemundsen The Unpredictability of Being HumanMalin knows she can't fix the big stuff in her life. Instead she watches from the sidelines, as her dad yells, her brother lies and her mum falls apart. At least after she meets Hanna she has a friend to help her...
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The Usborne Guide to Better English ENThis bright and amusing book contains advice, tricks and techniques to help children and adults remember the often-confusing rules of English grammar. With cheerful illustrations throughout, this book should encourage children to improve their English skills in a fun and lively way. It points out common mistakes and misspelt words in written English, showing how they can be avoided. Packed with quizzes, tests, games…
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Ruth Brocklehurst The Usborne History Britain Kings and Quens ENThis is a comprehensive compendium of the British monarchy from the Anglo-Saxons to the present day. It covers the kings and queens from across Britain including biographies, key events in their lifetimes, their personalities, style of kingship and even their hobbies and interests. It is a luxury history book and a must-have for every family bookshelf, with a beautiful binding and ribbon marker. It comes with…
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L. Frank Baum The Wizard of Oz ENThe classic story by L. Frank Baum, retold for children growing in their reading confidence and ability, sumptuously illustrated by Mauro Evangelista. When Dorothy is whizzed to Oz in a tornado, she lands in a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Can she find the Wizard, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and be granted her wish to return to Kansas? Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading…
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Pseudonymous Bosch This Book is Not Good for You ENCass, Max-Ernest and Yo-Yoji, members of the top-secret Terces Society, are on a mission to track down a cursed Aztec tuning fork that has the power to recreate any flavour its user has ever tasted. But when an evil chef uses the fork to create a deadly chocolate recipe, and tricks Cass and Yo-Yoji into eating it, only Max-Ernest can save the day.
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Maggie Harcourt UnconventionalPerfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and Stephanie Perkins. Lexi Angelo has grown up helping her dad with his events business. She likes to stay behind the scenes, planning and organizing... until author Aidan Green ...
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Very First Words: Animals ENA lively picture word book with over 60 familiar animals for little children to spot and name. Themed pages include 'pets', 'farm' 'animals' and 'sea animals'. Illustrated with photographs of Jo Litchfield's delightful handmade models.
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Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj War and Peace ENLeo Tolstoy's epic Russian classic, beautifully rewritten in just 64 pages for young children. A sweeping epic that follows the lives of five aristocratic Russian families from the dazzling ballrooms of imperial Moscow to the carnage of Napoleon’s battlefields, this is one of the greatest stories ever told about war, love, loss and forgiveness.
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Holly Bourne What's a Girl Gotta Do? ENLottie is starting a supersonic feminist experiment. For one month she's going to call out every instance of sexism she sees. But when her project hits the headlines, the trolls come out to play - and they are Vicious. Lottie's not a quitter, but best friends Evie and Amber are worried. What if Lottie's heading for burnout... or worse?
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Geraldine Mccaughrean Where The World Ends ENIn the summer of 1727, a group of men and boys are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food. No one returns to collect them. Why? Surely nothing but the end of the world can explain why they have been abandoned to endure storms, starvation and terror. And how can they survive, housed in stone and imprisoned on every side by the ocean?
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Louie Stowell Wind-up Pirate ShipCaptain Blackjack and his crew set sail for buried treasure but there are lots of dangers they must avoid along the way. An exciting pirate adventure in an interactive storybook with three tracks for the wind-up pirate ship to sail around.
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Felicity Brooks Wipe-clean Alphabet Cards ENIncludes a card for every letter of the alphabet; on each card, children can trace the words provided and label the picture in the space provided. Also includes a 'games card' with suggested games children can play with the cards too. An ideal way to develop visual and letter recognition skills, practisie manual dexterity and pen control all while learning the alphabet. Perfect to carry around and use as alphabet…
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Hannah Watson, Marina Aizen (ilustrácie) Wipe-clean CountingA colourful wipe-clean activity book to help young children learn how to count to 20 and write their numbers. The simple number activities are great for learning key counting, ordering and pen control skills, and the pages are wipe-clean so children ...
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Jessica Greenwell Wipe-Clean First Numbers ENHelps young children improve their basic number recognition and counting skills. With the help of a group of friendly monsters, this title teaches children to be confident with first numbers as they complete the activities again and again.
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Felicity Brooks Wipe-Clean First Words Cards ENThese wipe-clean cards can be used again and again to help children develop vital reading and writing skills. There are 27 simple words to learn, and each card features a picture, outlines to write over and space to write alone. The cards will help children learn letter shapes and practise pen control, and there are ideas for games to play too.
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Jane Bingham, Gareth Williams (ilustrácie) Wipe-Clean MoneyThis interactive book is the perfect way to introduce youngchildren to the concept of money. With the help of a group of friendlymonsters, learn about counting money, adding and taking away coins, spendingmoney and receiving change...
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Louine Stowell Write and draw your own comics ENKapow! Boom! An awesome activity book for budding comic artists to imagine and draw their own comic strips. Simple step-by-step instructions, with lots of handy tips and hints, show children how to create graphic stories using all the devices employed in 'real' comics.
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Emily Brontë Wuthering Heights ENThis is a new title in Young Reading, Series Three. It is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. It tells the doomed love story of Cathy and Heathcliffe as seen through the eyes of a neighbor, Mr Lockwood, and the old nurse, Nelly Dean. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton…
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Young Reading 1The two popular titles in Usborne Young Reading Series One have been re-issued in luxurious hardback editions with ribbon markers. The desirable and collectable editions help to foster pride in book ownership as well as reading enjoyment. Young Reading Series One is aimed at children just beginning to read to help build confidence and ability. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior…